Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190318
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '21 at 01:20
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 269 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 907 84% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,388 86% 1,388 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF4) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 160 Parallax 162 132% 161 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 148 Splatting 121 119% 150 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 304 222 93 92 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 489 Write 315 Mixed 307 SusWrite 183 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 34.3 138% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 185 170% 265 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 161 184 177 183 178 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 152 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 164 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 175% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 28.5 96% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 28.1 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,165x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,123x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16