Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '21 at 18:25
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,161 104% 880 Pts	64-Core 1,152 71% 1,152 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.2% Excellent	Lighting 99.7 Reflection 111 Parallax 101 81% 104 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 99.8 Splatting 101 81% 98.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZYTY256HDHP-000L2 256GB 2,555 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1L1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 99 77 77 83 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 430 Mixed 312 SusWrite 108 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 54.6 189% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 346 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 111%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 434GB free Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 297 296 296 294 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 391 Mixed 287 SusWrite 295 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 48.7 176% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 203 186% 288 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 197 192 197 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 146 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 194 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 851GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 183 183 184 184 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 181 Mixed 109 SusWrite 183 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX 32GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.1% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 50: 5R 5G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
50%	17%	120	111	9	60	23.5"	1920 1080	SAM0D2C C24F390

History: Score 60: 7R 7G 4B | Score 50: 5R 5G 10B

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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	6,194x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,322x
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: $978

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