Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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.
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.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.7 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 10:50
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way below expectations (14^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-$264 550,833 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 (8^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 82.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 235 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 863 80% 667 Pts	64-Core 907 56% 907 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 85.3% 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 (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 165 Parallax 156 142% 165 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 132 Splatting 114 113% 142 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 136%

Drives	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 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 844 Write 584 Mixed 604 150% 677 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 45.3 159% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 530 DQ Mixed 327 270% 379 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 125%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$99 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 72GB free Firmware: P2CR048 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,146 Write 1,899 Mixed 1355 331% 1,467 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 64.9 222% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,055 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 1111 797% 1,025 MB/s
Poor: 84% Great: 299%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 421GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 106 Write 60.8 Mixed 65.4 58% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
General UDisk 30GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 28GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 18 Write 1.2 Mixed 4 7% 7.73 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 2% 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)	37.9% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 11.2 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 12.1 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 37.9% 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"	1280 720	AOC2250 2250W

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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 $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,270x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,280x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,184x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,902x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,624x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,144x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,285x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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