Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	94.3% 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	75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 16:08
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 74.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 294 91% 172 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1099 101% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,087 67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% PNY(196E 1337) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.3% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 141 Parallax 0.2 115% 94.1 fps	MRender 99.8 Gravity 127 Splatting 0.2 54% 75.6 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 123%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	5.93% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 7.8 Parallax 8.6 5% 7.53 fps	MRender 6.6 Gravity 7.8 Splatting 12.2 8% 8.87 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.93% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk G5 BICS4 500GB 7,142 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 94 158 69 22 154 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 490 Write 453 Mixed 288 SusWrite 104 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 30.7 123% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 214 174% 252 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 249GB free Firmware: MS2OA8L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 124 117 120 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 150 Write 159 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 119 81% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x16GB 14,529 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	34% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 10.4 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 8.2 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 91.6 44% 91.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 58: 6R 5G 13B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
58%	39%	61	273	193	100	27"	1920 1080	AUS2787 VG27VQ

History: Score 43: 4R 4G 11B | Score 58: 6R 5G 13B

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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	9,146x
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	1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,600x

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
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 $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