Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	106% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 17:09
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 892 85% 701 Pts	64-Core 1,380 85% 1,380 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 116% 143 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 143 Splatting 142 117% 143 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 11 49 214 21 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 637 Write 636 Mixed 609 SusWrite 88.3 110% 493 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 49.3 164% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 703 DQ Write 380 DQ Mixed 503 384% 529 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 214%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 115GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 456 456 457 459 450 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 485 Mixed 460 SusWrite 460 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 54.1 179% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$68 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 133 131 127 137 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 59.9 SusWrite 134 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x8GB 2,724 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	40.8% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11.4 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 13.2 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 31: 5R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
31%	29%	31	100	5	144	27"	2560 1440	DELA0D1 Dell S2716DG

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,198x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,123x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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