Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	143% 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	44.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 02:12
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 84.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 243 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 823 80% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,252 78% 1,252 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 8666) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 175 Parallax 203 155% 189 fps	MRender 235 Gravity 188 Splatting 150 152% 191 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 43 40 41 37 36 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.5% Average	Read 268 Write 48.7 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 40.4 23% 105 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 17.8 81% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 42.1 DQ Mixed 47.7 64% 122 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 73%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 607GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2201 2194 1151 1158 1163 1164 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2492 Write 2,315 Mixed 1,581 SusWrite 1,505 442% 1,973 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 78 262% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,017 DQ Write 838 DQ Mixed 926 694% 927 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 372%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 162 154 159 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 167 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 157 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GB 23,313 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 19.9 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22.3 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 5: 1R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
5%	8%	12	108	6	60	24.5"	1920 1080	ACR06D4 XF252Q X

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,143x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,118x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,956x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,598x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	928x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $963

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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