Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '22 at 16:14
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 250 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 910 86% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,506 93% 1,506 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.1% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 142 Parallax 131 100% 132 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 131 Splatting 114 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ADATA_IM2S3334-128GD 128GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 37 48 46 37 48 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 503 Write 360 Mixed 355 SusWrite 60.1 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 39.7 140% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 58.6 80% 141 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 92%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 80GB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,432 Write 2,259 Mixed 1,999 497% 2,230 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 68.5 250% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1,170 DQ Write 919 DQ Mixed 980 751% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 249% Great: 623%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 900GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 150 154 161 155 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 116 Write 170 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 157 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2 363% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 110%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 428GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 122 127 126 125 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 134 Write 150 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 126 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series Corsair CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 3000 C16 Series Corsair CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 40GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 16384, 4096, 16384, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.5% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 19.8 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 20.9 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 75%

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,253x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,269x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,174x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,982x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,898x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,622x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,579x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,335x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,142x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,284x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	937x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16