Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	294% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	51.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '23 at 16:51
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$245 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 918 90% 735 Pts	64-Core 966 60% 966 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.9% Excellent	Lighting 98.4 Reflection 103 Parallax 109 80% 103 fps	MRender 153 Gravity 105 Splatting 96.3 94% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 241GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1743 1469 1657 1616 1563 1514 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,295 Write 2,002 Mixed 1278 SusWrite 1,594 402% 1,792 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 60.1 196% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 1,082 DQ Write 871 DQ Mixed 968 727% 974 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 425%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 144GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 110 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 196 Write 161 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 108 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 230% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 30 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 24.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0P 0R 1G 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
3%	11%	9	85	12	165	23.5"	1920 1080	AOC2401 24G1WG3-

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,241x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,253x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,169x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,978x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,896x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,616x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	938x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	936x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,051

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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