Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 21:54
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$427 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 1,010 93% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,456 90% 1,456 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 401C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3975 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 180 Parallax 182 144% 179 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 160 Splatting 133 132% 166 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 15,006 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,468 Write 910 Mixed 957 246% 1,112 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 65.7 233% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 683 DQ Write 628 DQ Mixed 578 455% 630 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 199%
WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB 11,733 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 239GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 370 396 400 395 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 477 Mixed 400 SusWrite 377 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 48.8 172% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 279 229% 328 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 115%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 90GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 270 267 275 294 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 290 Mixed 277 SusWrite 268 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 35.1 145% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 275 216% 300 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 190GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 79 79 79 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 135 Write 126 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 79.8 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 32GB 226 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 31.6 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 30.5 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 121%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 60: 8R 3G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	56%	39	299	225	144	27"	2560 1440	SAM0F58 C27JG5x

History: Score 18: 3R 0G 3B | Score 59: 5R 9G 7B | Score 60: 8R 3G 11B

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,137x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 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: $974

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	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) $32	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