Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	327% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '21 at 00:14
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 166 2-Core 332 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 662 8-Core 1271 115% 967 Pts	64-Core 1,299 80% 1,299 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1662 MHz, MLim: 1952 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 237GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 798 867 1011 887 1039 1035 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,736 Write 2,336 Mixed 1,795 SusWrite 940 436% 1,952 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 92.8 307% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,623 DQ Write 1308 DQ Mixed 1,430 1,080% 1,454 MB/s
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 370%
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 156GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 410 300 289 285 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 288 Mixed 406 SusWrite 344 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 39.9 143% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 349 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
T-force 1TB 1TB 7,956 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 837GB free Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 442 442 434 424 423 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 446 Mixed 412 SusWrite 437 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 30.3 135% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 47.7 94% 185 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 109%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 22GB free Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 874 Write 580 Mixed 567 149% 674 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 50.3 187% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 510 DQ Mixed 322 265% 370 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 715GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 121 123 123 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 95 Write 54.6 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 122 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 931GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 109 108 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 104 Write 106 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 108 127% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB 6,762 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 28.4 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 30.3 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 127%

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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	8	6	75	31.5"	1280 720	GSM5B96 LG HDR QHD

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,180x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,209x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,134x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,964x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,606x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,559x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,326x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,271x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16