Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 287% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 277% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	307% 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	78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '23 at 01:11
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 281 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 875 89% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,464 91% 1,464 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 889C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3150 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	307% Outstanding	Lighting 448 Reflection 549 Parallax 712 365% 570 fps	MRender 482 Gravity 544 Splatting 286 343% 437 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 97GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 206 184 184 182 182 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 457 Write 430 Mixed 328 SusWrite 206 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 21.8 86% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 270 224% 322 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 133%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0125A SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 25 193 36 74 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	78% Very good	Read 404 Write 318 Mixed 432 SusWrite 78.3 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 43.2 141% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 242 196% 272 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 81 63 86 75 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 180 Write 181 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 74.2 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 2,519 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.9% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 19.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 19.6 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 90%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,213x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,229x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,152x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,968x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,889x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,569x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,332x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,133x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,080

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16