Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	38.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 9 months ago, 2 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '23 at 06:42
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 937 92% 753 Pts	64-Core 1,047 65% 1,047 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3972) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 175 Parallax 163 148% 173 fps	MRender 0.5 Gravity 137 Splatting 119 75% 85.5 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 92 74 55 84 439 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 188 Write 566 Mixed 107 SusWrite 136 57% 250 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 7.2 43% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 92.5 DQ Mixed 191 152% 222 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 299%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 457GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 86 67 94 98 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 188 Write 170 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 89.9 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	68.1% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 21.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 21.1 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 94%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,229x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,245x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,168x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,973x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,895x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,573x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	935x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,066

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16