Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 07 '23 at 04:14
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i7-9700K-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 86 1-Core 112 2-Core 224 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 750 73% 598 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 275 Parallax 142 116% 187 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 142 Splatting 142 117% 142 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 376 427 444 442 446 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 439 Mixed 385 SusWrite 416 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 40.4 141% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 293 238% 337 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 645GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 382 432 448 453 448 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 421 Mixed 385 SusWrite 425 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 42.2 148% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 294 238% 336 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 696GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 187 187 187 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 187 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 184 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8266.C8FE 4x8GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 27 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 24.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 95%

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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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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,289x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,293x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,189x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,985x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,904x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,146x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,289x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	943x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,082

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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