Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	27.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '21 at 01:14
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 280 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 1,118 93% 804 Pts	64-Core 1,042 64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	3.7% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 115 Parallax 8.5 5% 43.1 fps	MRender 0.3 Gravity 7.3 Splatting 0 2% 2.53 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.7% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 872F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 115 Parallax 135 111% 129 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 120 Splatting 108 107% 135 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X04c13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 94 42 39 17 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 337 Write 319 Mixed 220 SusWrite 39.8 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 46.1 4K Mixed 3.8 35% 17.8 MB/s	DQ Read 45.6 DQ Write 38.5 DQ Mixed 83.9 51% 56 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 664GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 125 125 125 125 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 99.4 Write 120 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 121 68% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingmax GLNG43F-18---------- 2x8GB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	68% Good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 20.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 4.4 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 7.4 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 97%

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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	10	8	144	23.5"	1280 720	ACR074D KG241Q S

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,138x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,115x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,954x
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	1,554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 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: $968

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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