Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 144% UFO


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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	48.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '23 at 20:51
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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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 i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 930 89% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,357 84% 1,357 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 202 Parallax 233 171% 215 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 207 Splatting 167 165% 208 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,362 Write 2,124 Mixed 1,535 446% 2,007 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 70.9 228% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 1,000 DQ Write 681 DQ Mixed 830 623% 837 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Asmt 2135 1TB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 62GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 243 242 243 243 245 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 359 Write 396 Mixed 377 SusWrite 243 78% 344 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 30.5 98% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 116 101% 150 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 102%
Asmt 2135 500GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 46GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 242 242 243 243 244 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 400 Write 382 Mixed 357 SusWrite 243 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 28.5 91% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 176 126% 163 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 92%
Asmt 2135 1TB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 61GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 242 242 243 243 244 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 339 Write 378 Mixed 374 SusWrite 243 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 30.8 98% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 181 130% 165 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 102%
Asmt 2135 1TB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 37GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 75 61 84 89 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 57.4 Write 48.7 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 77.4 38% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 2,983 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 28.5 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 26.9 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 131%

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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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,220x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,239x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,161x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,894x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,572x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,086

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16