Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 233% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 224% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	254% 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	65.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '24 at 21:33
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$242 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 146 2-Core 284 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,070 98% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,112 69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti-$773 46,082 User benchmarks, average bench 240% Asus(1043 8902) ≥ 4GB; ASUS Pro Art 4070ti CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	254% Outstanding	Lighting 374 Reflection 353 Parallax 379 305% 369 fps	MRender 503 Gravity 308 Splatting 221 267% 344 fps
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 256%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 120GB-$50 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 10 50 115 73 25 MB/s Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65.3% Good	Read 148 Write 140 Mixed 128 SusWrite 59.7 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 36.5 137% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 105 134% 242 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 89%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 455GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 51 32 30 30 30 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 75% Great: 125%
OCZ Vector 150 240GB-$246 1,607 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 84GB free Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 23 101 47 117 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 487 Write 464 Mixed 378 SusWrite 71.8 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 37.9 139% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 310 244% 337 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 110%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 269GB free Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 6.7 28 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	625% Outstanding	Read 6,713 Write 61.5 Mixed 123 SusWrite 24.6 360% 1,730 MB/s	4K Read 879 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 7.7 1,344% 297 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 625% Great: 298%
Patriot Torqx 2 32GB SSD 181 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 24GB free Firmware: S5FAM007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 32 42 58 48 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 194 Write 144 Mixed 152 SusWrite 52.4 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 10.2 59% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 71.5 DQ Write 46.1 DQ Mixed 12 22% 43.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 37%
OCZ Vector 150 240GB-$246 1,607 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 74GB free Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 110 110 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 492 Write 459 Mixed 373 SusWrite 89.9 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 37.6 138% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 310 244% 338 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 4266 C18 Series 4x8GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 23.7 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 136%

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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	49	14	144	27"	1280 720	AUS2722 VG27A

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,258x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,270x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,176x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,983x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,898x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,622x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,581x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,335x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,142x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,284x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	937x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,020

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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