Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	253% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	49.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '24 at 09:07
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 784 76% 623 Pts	64-Core 1,018 63% 1,018 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Asus(1043 86B9) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.5% Average	Lighting 56.2 Reflection 55.8 Parallax 52 46% 54.7 fps	MRender 40.5 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 43.6 36% 43.8 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 46%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9316 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	5.73% Terrible	Lighting 5.8 Reflection 8.2 Parallax 7.8 5% 7.27 fps	MRender 9.9 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 10.8 8% 9.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.73% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT2000P3PSSD8 2TB 11,220 User benchmarks, average bench 347% 829GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR40D SusWrite @10s intervals: 1890 1868 1891 1844 1584 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,765 Write 2,131 Mixed 1,922 SusWrite 1,526 415% 1,836 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 61.3 199% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 669 DQ Write 549 DQ Mixed 489 399% 569 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 517%
CT2000P3PSSD8 2TB 11,220 User benchmarks, average bench 347% 2TB free Firmware: P9CR40A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1932 1940 1938 1832 1918 772 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1734 Write 2,015 Mixed 1,910 SusWrite 1,722 417% 1,845 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 61.9 198% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 655 DQ Write 520 DQ Mixed 592 442% 589 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 517%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 538GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 96 97 93 100 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 89 Write 60.9 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 96.5 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 669GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 114 Write 93.8 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 113 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 67%
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 74GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 51.7 Write 53.1 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 54.1 36% 49.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 33%
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 74GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 53.3 Write 53.4 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 54.1 36% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 33%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 16TB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 12.5TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 384 385 353 384 359 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 328 Write 346 Mixed 95.4 SusWrite 372 207% 285 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.4 327% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 285%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CP16G4DFRA32A.M8FF CP16G4DFRA32A.C8FF CP16G4DFRA32A.M8FF CP16G4DFRA32A.C8FF 64GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 23.4 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 108%

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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	68	56	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27F6 ASUS VE278

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,180x
Core i9-9900KIntel $439Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,207x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,131x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,963x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,559x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,325x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16