Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.1% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '24 at 15:13
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$180 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 87.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 226 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 727 69% 571 Pts	64-Core 995 62% 995 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P2000 13,958 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Dell(1028 11B3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1721 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 5GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.5% Average	Lighting 49.7 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 49.7 40% 52.7 fps	MRender 48.1 Gravity 50.3 Splatting 58.2 43% 52.2 fps
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC401 SK hy 512GB 2,079 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 110 98 101 95 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 981 Write 88.6 Mixed 174 SusWrite 103 72% 337 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 27 118% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 687 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 194 197% 336 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 194%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 931GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 168 169 169 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 165 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 168 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix.lnc HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65.8% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 21.2 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 20 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 89%

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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	67	52	144	31.5"	1280 720	AOC3201 Q32G1WG4

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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