Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	39.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 8 months ago, 2 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '24 at 03:05
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 76.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 89% 166 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 942 92% 755 Pts	64-Core 925 57% 925 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3972) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 208 Parallax 151 137% 176 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 125 Splatting 107 107% 135 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 355GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 92 87 97 323 156 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.2% Below average	Read 178 Write 186 Mixed 112 SusWrite 140 35% 154 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 6.4 44% 21.7 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 210 164% 235 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 299%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 245GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 151 152 154 152 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 150 Write 144 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 151 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance (0^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 17 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 14.8 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 90.5 44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 65: 0P 5R 10G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
65%	54%	46	204	29	144	24.5"	1920 1057	AOC2590 2590G4

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,198x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,216x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,145x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,887x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,609x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,563x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,330x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,130x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,276x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	932x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $508	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16