Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '23 at 23:36
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 85.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 265 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 707 79% 619 Pts	64-Core 713 44% 713 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Zotac(19DA 5527) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61.7% Good	Lighting 86.8 Reflection 87.5 Parallax 80.9 71% 85.1 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 77 Splatting 0.1 44% 62.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsun HD204UI 2TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 54 44 30 36 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 79.7 Write 91.9 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 39.7 46% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 73%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 95 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 85.7 Write 92.7 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 94.8 103% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 9,178 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 23.1 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 23.9 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	182	30	60	7.2"	1920 1080	SAM0665 SAMSUNG

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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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,216x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,233x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,154x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,890x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,570x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,135x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,075

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16