Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '24 at 10:34
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 80.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 834 78% 650 Pts	64-Core 868 54% 868 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 8827) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 165 Parallax 158 137% 164 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 134 Splatting 113 113% 143 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Pro 6000p NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$65 11,104 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 272 250 72 81 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 843 Write 564 Mixed 594 SusWrite 198 122% 550 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 43.9 154% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 554 DQ Mixed 326 273% 385 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 125%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 77GB free Firmware: P2CR048 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,034 Write 1,762 Mixed 1,318 310% 1,372 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 61.3 210% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 853 DQ Mixed 1,067 767% 989 MB/s
Poor: 84% Great: 299%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 421GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 106 99 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 123 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 102 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 106%
General UDisk 30GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 28GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.7 4.5 5 4.7 4.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	5.51% Terrible	Read 17.4 Write 0.7 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 4.6 6% 6.55 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 31% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.51% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 7,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	36.1% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 10.5 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 11.7 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 36.1% 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	70	58	60	21.5"	1920 1017	AOC2250 2250W

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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	9,229x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,245x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,167x

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	1,573x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
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: $1,066

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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