Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	172% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '21 at 22:32
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 79.8 2-Core 234 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 848 79% 658 Pts	64-Core 891 55% 891 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% XFX(1682 9587) CLim: 1660 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Lighting 79.9 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 111 65% 87.9 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 86.3 Splatting 56.5 57% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme 256G 256GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0707A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 369 408 186 410 316 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,622 Write 1,033 Mixed 886 SusWrite 352 216% 973 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 27.7 179% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 728 DQ Write 789 DQ Mixed 117 265% 544 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 254%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 223GB free Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 298 112 115 115 113 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 414 Write 388 Mixed 322 SusWrite 190 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 16 76% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 27.5 80% 167 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-8GVK F4-3600C18-8GTZN F4-3600C18-8GVK F4-3600C18-8GTZN 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 34.6 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 26.9 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 116%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 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
0%	0%	0	12	10	100	23.5"	1280 720	AOC2401 24G1WG4

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
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: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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