Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	268% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 9 months ago, 8 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '23 at 09:21
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 898 90% 733 Pts	64-Core 1,171 72% 1,171 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3975 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 545.84 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 176 Parallax 180 142% 177 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 154 Splatting 129 128% 161 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1075 855 851 856 858 856 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,421 Write 2,266 Mixed 1,765 SusWrite 892 411% 1,836 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 76.9 248% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 997 DQ Write 787 DQ Mixed 861 653% 882 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 355%
Transcend TS256GMTE110S 256GB 4,102 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 34GB free Firmware: R1026E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 66 90 83 119 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 1,361 Write 214 Mixed 110 SusWrite 115 96% 450 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 40.1 4K Mixed 36.4 125% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 732 DQ Write 746 DQ Mixed 509 446% 662 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 191%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 606GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 148 150 146 148 144 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 164 Write 150 Mixed 32 SusWrite 146 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C19 2x8GB 3,646 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 25.7 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 30.7 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97% 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	71	60	165	27.2"	1920 1080	GSM5C03 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,201x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,218x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,145x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,887x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,610x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,563x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,130x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,277x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16