Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	245% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	59.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '21 at 19:24
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 157 2-Core 322 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,126 104% 870 Pts	64-Core 1,585 98% 1,585 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (166 fps cap detected)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 166 Parallax 166 135% 166 fps	MRender 166 Gravity 166 Splatting 166 136% 166 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 1TB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 328% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1460 923 903 863 910 895 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,616 Write 2,286 Mixed 1,803 SusWrite 992 378% 1,674 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 58.7 196% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,065 DQ Write 1,600 DQ Mixed 1,248 968% 1,304 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 467%
NT-2TB 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: H190117D SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 460 465 465 462 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 475 Mixed 335 SusWrite 465 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 46.3 4K Mixed 48.1 143% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 270 192% 250 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%
Generic- Compact Flash 16GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 12GB free, PID 0151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 24.2 Write 9.4 Mixed 2 SusWrite 16.9 15% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.5 167% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 16%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 305GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 112 113 113 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 108 Write 110 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 112 132% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C13 4x16GB 598 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 25.5 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 27.1 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 129%

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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	165	27"	1280 720	ACR0490 XB271HU

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,268x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,279x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,184x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,902x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,623x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,144x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,285x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,069

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16