Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 305% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 285% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	305% 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	335% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '24 at 23:37
Run Duration	345 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 998 97% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,231 76% 1,231 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-S (Super)-$982 3,474 User benchmarks, average bench 300% Zotac(19DA 4702) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5750 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	305% Outstanding	Lighting 466 Reflection 450 Parallax 534 380% 484 fps	MRender 527 Gravity 395 Splatting 260 307% 394 fps
Poor: 279% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 314%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2049 2017 1955 1931 1849 1785 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	335% Outstanding	Read 2,593 Write 2,155 Mixed 1,286 SusWrite 1,931 446% 1,991 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 64.6 230% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,095 DQ Write 849 DQ Mixed 934 709% 959 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 335% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 182GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 483 484 482 482 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 438 Mixed 373 SusWrite 483 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 47.6 162% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 353 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB 9,606 User benchmarks, average bench 403% 1.5TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2223 2227 2216 2217 2216 2234 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 2,323 Write 2,228 Mixed 2,102 SusWrite 2222 500% 2,219 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 82.2 263% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,146 DQ Write 916 DQ Mixed 1,017 765% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 515%
Samsung 840 PRO Series 1TB 833GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 484 484 483 483 485 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 476 Write 440 Mixed 412 SusWrite 484 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 56.6 189% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s

Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 231GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 484 484 482 483 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 435 Mixed 412 SusWrite 484 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 56.1 187% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$33 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 489GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 105 104 105 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 108 Write 97.2 Mixed 101 SusWrite 104 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$33 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 314GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 101 100 100 99 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 104 Write 92.8 Mixed 102 SusWrite 99.9 74% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 1,286 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 31 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 31.7 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 138%

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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	70	57	240	26.7"	1280 720	AUS27FD PG27AQDM

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,235x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,247x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,169x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,973x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,895x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,574x
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 $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	935x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,070

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 $39	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