Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	155% 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	162% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 01:00
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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-$599 491,747 User benchmarks, average bench 96% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 189 78% 129 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 744 72% 575 Pts	64-Core 1153 77% 1153 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 88,895 User benchmarks, average bench 168% Asus(1043 8813) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 204 Reflection 249 Parallax 176 164% 209 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 166 Splatting 133 145% 186 fps
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 181%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 57,766 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	3.45% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 10.5 Parallax 9.8 5% 8.8 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 0.1 2% 4.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.45% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme 1TB 1TB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 582GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0828A3 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1308 429 498 153 389 199 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,721 Write 1,353 Mixed 990 SusWrite 496 254% 1,140 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 23.2 123% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 697 DQ Write 510 DQ Mixed 519 411% 575 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 278%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$48 12,468 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 88GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 128 128 106 104 58 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.8% Average	Read 248 Write 128 Mixed 136 SusWrite 103 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 15.6 65% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 106 105% 170 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 102%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 33,672 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 26GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 195 193 189 189 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 461 Write 192 Mixed 227 SusWrite 191 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 14.8 89% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 13.1 69% 161 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 2,276 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 29 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 27.1 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 19: 2R 2G 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
19%	7%	101	3	1	50	34.1"	1280 720	GSM772E LG HDR WQHD

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Gaming 116%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 109%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $359

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $375Bench 97%, 490,622 samples	16,045x
Core i9-9900KIntel $599Bench 96%, 491,747 samples	10,802x
Core i5-9600KIntel $199Bench 94%, 325,710 samples	8,211x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples	4,731x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 105%, 447,254 samples	3,253x
RTX 2060Nvidia $390Bench 88%, 563,057 samples	2,655x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $135Bench 304%, 312,714 samples	2,757x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 331%, 398,388 samples	2,501x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 113%, 551,205 samples	2,280x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 84%, 341,100 samples	3,102x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 576,559 samples	2,070x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $72Bench 82%, 576,174 samples	1,891x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $1,459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $345	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16