Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 196% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 179% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	198% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	326% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '24 at 20:55
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$223 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 974 93% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,041 64% 1,041 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$519 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5136) CLim: 3150 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.65 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	198% Outstanding	Lighting 284 Reflection 259 Parallax 273 231% 272 fps	MRender 355 Gravity 241 Splatting 188 205% 261 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$195 182,136 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 868GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1192 1610 1964 1664 1684 1715 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,353 Write 2,123 Mixed 2,129 SusWrite 1,638 463% 2,061 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 77.2 248% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,318 DQ Write 1,117 DQ Mixed 1,207 907% 1,214 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 508%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$39 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 112GB free Firmware: UE450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 115 93 80 75 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 441 Write 238 Mixed 266 SusWrite 116 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 17.8 73% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 75.3 DQ Mixed 37.9 44% 76.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$35 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 192GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 162 139 123 153 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 171 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 144 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 113%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB-$51 5,099 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 298GB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 87 88 86 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 168 Write 149 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 87.4 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 34.1 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 30.5 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 122%

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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	165	27"	1280 720	MSI3CA9 MSI G27C4

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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 - $172

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $223Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,520x
Core i9-9900KIntel $429Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,430x
Core i5-9600KIntel $135Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,275x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $474Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,026x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,960x
RTX 3080Nvidia $820Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,651x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,614x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $115Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,366x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,171x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $57Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,313x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	968x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,007

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $167	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $146
Intel Core i5-12400F $98	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $205	Nvidia RTX 4070 $519	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $380