Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	151% 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	229% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	121.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 14:18
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 296 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,109 100% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,584 98% 1,584 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 208 Reflection 265 Parallax 183 170% 219 fps	MRender 265 Gravity 170 Splatting 138 150% 191 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 170%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 359% 570GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1061 862 888 906 938 930 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,454 Write 1,306 Mixed 1,536 SusWrite 931 294% 1,307 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 67.3 226% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,101 DQ Write 851 DQ Mixed 1,000 741% 984 MB/s
Poor: 207% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 500%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK128GX4M4A2666C16 4x31.8GB 242 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 25.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 26 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 49: 7R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
49%	21%	70	109	5	60	24"	1920 1080	ACR0312 S241HL

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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	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,193x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16