Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '22 at 06:15
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 875 79% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,062 66% 1,062 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 3FCA) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.9% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 36.1 37% 42.1 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 35.4 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ramsta S800 120GB 1,678 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: RI15V0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 467 Write 372 Mixed 79 67% 306 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 1.8 63% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 87.7 DQ Write 22.7 DQ Mixed 9.5 19% 40 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 774GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 111 111 110 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 114 Write 115 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 110 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GB 7,481 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.7% Good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 18.8 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 21.6 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 91%

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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	6,195x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
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: $978

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