Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '23 at 04:02
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 741 74% 601 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,265 Write 1,276 Mixed 936 258% 1,159 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 49.7 165% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 661 DQ Write 641 DQ Mixed 268 306% 523 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 295%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 836GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 107 110 109 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 102 Write 99.9 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 107 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MMX3A2K16GD432C16W 2x8GB 216 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	67.1% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 20.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 104%

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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	64	45	60	0"	1280 720

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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	9,271x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,280x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,184x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,902x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,624x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,144x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,286x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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