Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.2% 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	41.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	16.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '21 at 23:42
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$412 354,223 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 (26^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 948 89% 739 Pts	64-Core 1480 92% 1480 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.2% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 131 Parallax 122 94% 123 fps	MRender 95.9 Gravity 126 Splatting 113 92% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 135 124 115 111 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 380 Write 246 Mixed 127 SusWrite 128 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 24.4 4K Mixed 15 47% 16.4 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 56.2 DQ Mixed 50.5 46% 72.2 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 155GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 391 379 381 381 381 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 473 Mixed 422 SusWrite 396 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 54.9 181% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 21GB free Firmware: 5.0.2a SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 127 135 135 138 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 425 Write 164 Mixed 215 SusWrite 135 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 36.7 140% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 168 130% 177 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 80%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$46 7,846 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 169GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 123 123 124 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 115 Write 116 Mixed 69 SusWrite 123 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 441GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 180 181 181 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 132 Write 125 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 180 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3015 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 27.4 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 27.5 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 103%

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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	11	9	60	23"	1280 720	ACI23A5 BE239

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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	9,147x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,601x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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