Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	167% 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	130% 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	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	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '21 at 22:33
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 829 78% 646 Pts	64-Core 846 52% 846 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3955) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (235 fps cap detected)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 234 Parallax 236 190% 234 fps	MRender 236 Gravity 236 Splatting 175 172% 215 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 91 28 115 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 1,437 Write 137 Mixed 208 SusWrite 98.1 100% 470 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 46.3 160% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 94.8 DQ Mixed 133 162% 303 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 295%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB 8,393 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 126GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 418 159 28 127 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 490 Write 434 Mixed 403 SusWrite 197 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 49.2 4K Mixed 20.9 86% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 36.4 88% 178 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB 8,393 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 227GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 448 445 459 447 426 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 455 Mixed 442 SusWrite 432 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 45.9 156% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
Team TM8FP6001T 1TB 9,663 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 148GB free Firmware: T0709A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1269 853 328 204 230 246 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 1,534 Write 1,143 Mixed 992 SusWrite 522 234% 1,048 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 25 155% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 782 DQ Write 904 DQ Mixed 512 478% 733 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 305%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 30.7 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 26.1 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 120%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 42: 6R 2G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	52%	27	275	191	240	31.5"	2560 1440	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

History: Score 43: 4R 4G 11B | Score 31: 3R 4G 4B | Score 42: 6R 2G 6B

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 132%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,145x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
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	1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,599x

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 $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $982

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 $184	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) $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