Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	71.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	292% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 11:55
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$180 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 692 78% 613 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$205 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% HP(103C 8789) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.8% Very good	Lighting 89.5 Reflection 87.7 Parallax 82.3 73% 86.5 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 80.7 Splatting 72 70% 87.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 436GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.W.G.31 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1718 2145 2158 2326 2191 727 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,964 Write 2,196 Mixed 1,751 SusWrite 1,878 440% 1,947 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 54.6 189% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 841 DQ Mixed 316 399% 711 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 291%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMWX8GD3000C15W4 1x8GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.1% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 11 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 12 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 64%

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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	59	240	27"	1280 720	SAM105C LC27G7xT

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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 - $132

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $289Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,454x
Core i9-9900KIntel $460Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,718x
Core i5-9600KIntel $180Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	3,785x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $425Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,832x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,761x
RTX 3080Nvidia $830Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,500x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $77Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,428x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $119Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,033x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $54Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	867x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	850x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $977

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12400F $149	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $195	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16