Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


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 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '23 at 22:30
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

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 i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 155 2-Core 278 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 834 77% 645 Pts	64-Core 845 52% 845 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.7% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 118 Parallax 124 106% 124 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 101 Splatting 88.4 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 970 500GB 451 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 59GB free Firmware: 2B2Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 580 271 266 281 389 304 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 282 Write 231 Mixed 418 SusWrite 348 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 45.8 160% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 691 DQ Mixed 439 358% 497 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 278%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 441 Write 446 Mixed 376 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 35.3 122% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 304 221% 284 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
Amd-raid CT500P 500GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 37GB free Firmware: P3CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 60 45 54 52 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 214 Write 226 Mixed 400 SusWrite 108 54% 237 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 33.2 116% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 90 DQ Write 838 DQ Mixed 117 193% 348 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 189%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 732GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 130 129 130 129 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 186 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 129 96% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2A2666C16 4x8GB 731 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 25.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 23.9 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 19: 0P 2R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	24%	29	217	60	60	34"	3440 1369	LHCFFFF XQ340 PRO

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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	9,259x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,271x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,178x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,983x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,898x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,622x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,581x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,142x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,284x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	937x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $39	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