Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 166% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 165% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	180% 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	91.3% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	13.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '24 at 02:28
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^th 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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 898 87% 715 Pts	64-Core 1,491 92% 1,491 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8802) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	180% Outstanding	Lighting 255 Reflection 244 Parallax 269 208% 256 fps	MRender 302 Gravity 225 Splatting 168 182% 232 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 143 139 100 95 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 457 Mixed 371 SusWrite 131 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 45.4 155% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 259 218% 318 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 117%
WDC WD20EZAZ-22GGJB0 2TB 169 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 283GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 130 130 135 130 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 137 Write 116 Mixed 105 SusWrite 132 28% 122 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 0.7 9% 3.83 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 1.4 2% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 30%
WDC WD60EFAX-68JH4N0 6TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 73 56 57 40 33 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	12.4% Very poor	Read 131 Write 152 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 62.6 24% 106 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 10.4 4K Mixed 0.7 11% 4.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 1.5 2% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x16GB 12,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	66.2% Good	MC Read 27 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.7 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 20.7 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 110%

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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	24.1"	1280 720	ACR09F5 ED240Q S

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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