Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	212% 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	300% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 22 '22 at 07:51
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 79.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 969 94% 771 Pts	64-Core 991 61% 991 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% Asus(1043 886B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Lighting 312 Reflection 271 Parallax 343 254% 308 fps	MRender 371 Gravity 248 Splatting 185 210% 268 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2003 1946 918 527 427 380 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,480 Write 2,217 Mixed 1,988 SusWrite 1,034 432% 1,930 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 70.7 245% 85.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,494 DQ Write 1,290 DQ Mixed 1,374 1,035% 1,386 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 494%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 636GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 172 170 170 170 171 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 173 Mixed 88.9 SusWrite 170 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.9 367% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.9 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 21.6 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,192x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
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: $975

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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