Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	270% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	57.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '23 at 21:47
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

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 i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 86.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 290 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 985 94% 775 Pts	64-Core 1,426 88% 1,426 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.27% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 9.2 5% 8.5 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 12.3 9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.27% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 C972) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 164 Parallax 151 135% 160 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 131 Splatting 114 112% 140 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1598 1662 1299 853 1133 1038 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,290 Write 1,711 Mixed 1,846 SusWrite 1,264 398% 1,778 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 60 196% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1068 DQ Write 760 DQ Mixed 921 686% 916 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 494%
SK hynix SC401 SATA 1TB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 650GB free Firmware: 90000121 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 393 371 273 391 404 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 425 Mixed 417 SusWrite 369 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 37.9 126% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 349 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 111%
Fanxiang S101 1TB 2,599 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 792GB free Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 401 403 381 397 406 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 396 Write 406 Mixed 372 SusWrite 400 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 25.7 112% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 45.1 82% 157 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 107%
Seagate ST12000NM0538-2K2101 12TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 10.5TB free Firmware: CN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 227 221 198 228 228 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB 270 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.7% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 23.5 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 22.1 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 96%

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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	9,165x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,123x

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	1,602x

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	1,321x
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: $978

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