Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	90% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 12 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 7 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 19 days ago, 16 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 15:55
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$289 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 291 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1092 99% 833 Pts	64-Core 1,082 67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3730) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 119 Parallax 138 113% 132 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 132 Splatting 109 115% 147 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 287GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 252 390 402 392 398 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 417 Mixed 232 SusWrite 363 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 34.5 107% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 280 227% 322 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$52 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 162 196 187 187 187 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 161 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 184 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 21.5 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 22.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.3% 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	71	60	165	27"	1920 1009	MSI8CA9 MSI G27C5 E2

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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	8,530x
Core i9-9900KIntel $460Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,766x
Core i5-9600KIntel $180Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	3,809x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $380Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,841x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,769x
RTX 3080Nvidia $830Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,506x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $64Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,442x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $129Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,228x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $120Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,193x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	875x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	854x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $920

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $295	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	Crucial MX500 250GB $35
Intel Core i5-12400F $146	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $199	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