Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	39.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '22 at 03:48
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 81.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 240 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 739 73% 596 Pts	64-Core 1,039 64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 173GB free Firmware: S0222A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 171 107 41 41 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 431 Write 399 Mixed 371 SusWrite 112 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 24.2 105% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 1.3 78% 184 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 102%
Spcc Solid State Disk 128GB 14,793 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 27 37 27 38 31 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.1% Below average	Read 39.8 Write 66.6 Mixed 23 SusWrite 48.2 10% 44.4 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 28.5 88% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 78.1 DQ Mixed 26.5 52% 109 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 93%
Micron_2210_MTFDHBA512QFD 512GB 33,645 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 39GB free Firmware: P6MA001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 50 50 48 51 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 1,532 Write 571 Mixed 124 SusWrite 80.6 124% 577 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 42.6 4K Mixed 44.5 162% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 607 DQ Write 61.1 DQ Mixed 94.8 130% 254 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 247%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 178GB free Firmware: KC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 75 74 78 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 94.6 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 77.1 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 115% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 145GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 77 77 80 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 104 Write 114 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 79.8 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS824A.C8FF CT4G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 CT4G4DFS824A.C8FF CT4G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 23.2 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 19.2 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 80%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
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	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
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