Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	36.3% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 8 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '23 at 23:04
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$429 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 260 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 878 81% 675 Pts	64-Core 1,325 82% 1,325 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 169 Parallax 164 147% 171 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 135 Splatting 118 115% 145 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 32 85 7 28 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 483 Write 385 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 103 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.4 40% 10.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 92%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 505GB free Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1922 2049 1466 260 228 256 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,548 Write 2,043 Mixed 1,724 SusWrite 1030 358% 1,586 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 67.7 222% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 1,035 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 943 702% 933 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 365%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 249GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 120 120 120 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 121 Write 88.4 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 121 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2E3200C16 CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 CMH16GX4M2E3200C16 CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 32GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 28 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 28 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 109%

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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 $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,288x
Core i9-9900KIntel $429Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,290x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,187x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,985x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,903x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $145Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 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: $1,087

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	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