Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


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 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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	88.9% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	35.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	11.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '24 at 14:22
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 966 91% 755 Pts	64-Core 1,431 89% 1,431 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.79% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 10.7 Parallax 0.2 0% 3.67 fps	MRender 13.9 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 0.1 5% 7.23 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 1.79% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.65 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 177 Parallax 181 146% 179 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 160 Splatting 128 129% 163 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 123 83 56 74 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 484 Write 372 Mixed 297 SusWrite 98.2 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 44.3 157% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 228 200% 300 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 117%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 127GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 143 143 144 146 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 154 Write 98.5 Mixed 77 SusWrite 144 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 48GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	65.4% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 20.3 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 20.8 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 100%

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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	60	23.8"	1280 720	SPT08D5 E225W-19203S

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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	9,240x
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	1,977x
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 $86Bench 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: $1,061

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $80	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