Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 259% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 238% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	276% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	278% 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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '23 at 00:34
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$242 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 972 92% 764 Pts	64-Core 989 61% 989 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,790 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	276% Outstanding	Lighting 403 Reflection 469 Parallax 591 328% 488 fps	MRender 437 Gravity 481 Splatting 242 302% 387 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent SB-RKT4P-2TB 2TB 387 User benchmarks, average bench 468% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: R4PB47.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1165 1350 1942 2037 1828 1957 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 1,592 Write 2,048 Mixed 1,711 SusWrite 1,713 400% 1,766 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 59.7 188% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 1,048 DQ Mixed 1,125 851% 1,147 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 617%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 227GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 292 362 372 387 380 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 419 Mixed 386 SusWrite 345 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 39.2 125% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 297 240% 339 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 123%
WDC WD160EDGZ-11B2DA0 16TB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 5TB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 170 160 163 161 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 170 Write 151 Mixed 100 SusWrite 163 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 0.9 12% 4.5 MB/s	DQ Read 8.6 DQ Write 9.4 DQ Mixed 4.3 4% 7.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 26%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 307GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1158 1145 593 599 599 598 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,244 Write 1,114 Mixed 1,053 SusWrite 782 235% 1,048 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 53.7 181% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,222 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 1,133 841% 1115 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 173 165 167 171 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 150 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 168 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 478GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 163 162 164 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 181 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 163 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 27.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 25.7 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 105%

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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%	86	215	59	165	27"	1280 720	DEL41D9 DELL S2721DGF

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,248x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,260x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,173x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,897x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,619x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,575x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,142x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,283x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	939x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	936x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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