Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	250% 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	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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 02:44
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$186 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 224 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 723 67% 560 Pts	64-Core 958 59% 958 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M2000 5,678 User benchmarks, average bench 21% HP(103C 1190) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1651 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 462.59 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	21.9% Poor	Lighting 26.3 Reflection 31.2 Parallax 28.3 21% 28.6 fps	MRender 25.7 Gravity 28.2 Splatting 29.2 23% 27.7 fps
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 739GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1282 1217 1217 1225 1229 1225 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1804 Write 1,570 Mixed 638 SusWrite 1,232 293% 1,311 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59.3 191% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1073 DQ Write 850 DQ Mixed 794 640% 906 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 302%
Seagate ST2000VX007-2AY102 2TB 792 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 170 172 172 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 109 Write 130 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 171 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 168% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	78.9% Very good	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 21.2 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 23.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 14: 2R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
14%	17%	24	99	7	60	23.8"	1920 1080	ACI24C4 ASUS VN248

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,293x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,297x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,190x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,985x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,907x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,146x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,290x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	943x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,082

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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