Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 132% 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	176% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (58%). 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	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '22 at 03:20
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	58%

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 i9-9900K-$427 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 78.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 218 74% 134 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 707 69% 564 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4087) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	176% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 317 Parallax 257 201% 273 fps	MRender 290 Gravity 230 Splatting 179 185% 233 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 623GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 360 338 373 388 379 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 414 Write 368 Mixed 281 SusWrite 366 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 25.5 89% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 271 222% 318 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 133%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 72GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 210 212 240 244 218 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 413 Write 246 Mixed 244 SusWrite 224 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 12.6 65% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 23.3 68% 143 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 69%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 172GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 219 195 204 228 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 423 Write 225 Mixed 246 SusWrite 213 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 13.6 72% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 23.2 67% 142 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB 3,965 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	63.5% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 15.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 119%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,137x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,115x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,954x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,598x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $964

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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