Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	97.5% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 16:41
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 86.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 839 90% 716 Pts	64-Core 858 53% 858 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 5175 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (163 fps cap detected)	127% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 162 Parallax 163 133% 163 fps	MRender 163 Gravity 163 Splatting 162 133% 163 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1551 579 585 552 557 556 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 130%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 194 62 37 33 31 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 478 Mixed 412 SusWrite 113 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 52.1 176% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 232 207% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 118%
WD My Passport 25F3 512GB 870 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 121GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 207 252 240 145 151 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.2% Average	Read 172 Write 203 Mixed 130 SusWrite 198 40% 176 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 33 4K Mixed 20.3 74% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 89.5 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 12.4 33% 69.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 131GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 118 117 118 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 131 Write 106 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 118 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 38,830 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.7% Good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 20.6 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 21.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 124%

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

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,144x
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	1,879x
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	1,120x

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

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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 $46

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