Asus TUF Z390-PRO GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.4% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z390-PRO GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '23 at 05:21
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	MMR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	55.6% Above average	Memory 71 1-Core 64.1 2-Core 126 52% 87 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 316 33% 267 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 359.06 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 39.7 36% 43.1 fps	MRender 36 Gravity 40.2 Splatting 36 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer Z280 480G 480GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP021PF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 289 284 271 258 253 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 847 Write 314 Mixed 347 SusWrite 273 98% 445 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 29 98% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 276 212% 292 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 232%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 59GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 125 125 127 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 123 Write 129 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 125 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Silicon-Power SP016GBLFU240B02 1x16GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	43.8% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 14.1 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 48%

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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	69	57	60	31.5"	1280 720	AOC3200 I3294VWH

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z390-PRO GAMING - $275

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	777x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	615x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	484x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	211x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	187x
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	123x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	92x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	80x

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Value: 120% - Outstanding

Total price: $859

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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