Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	39.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '24 at 17:37
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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 i3-9100-$145 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 80% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 68.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 223 75% 137 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 302 38% 289 Pts	64-Core 364 22% 364 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120 20,573 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Lighting 51.7 Reflection 48.3 Parallax 70.7 42% 56.9 fps	MRender 47.2 Gravity 50.7 Splatting 33.7 35% 43.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,058 Write 1,820 Mixed 1,191 306% 1,356 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56.8 181% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 692 DQ Write 749 DQ Mixed 898 627% 780 MB/s
Poor: 112% Great: 291%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 75GB free Firmware: O1203AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 51 79 53 59 52 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 488 Write 368 Mixed 362 SusWrite 83.3 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 40.2 139% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 240 196% 276 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 92%
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$85 23,469 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 931GB free Firmware: 620311WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2167 2158 2124 2218 2095 2252 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,201 Write 1,909 Mixed 1,831 SusWrite 2,169 457% 2,028 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 64.7 219% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,243 DQ Write 984 DQ Mixed 1,067 811% 1,098 MB/s
Poor: 251% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 598%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 92GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 67 67 65 69 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 73.5 Write 73.2 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 65.2 47% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 262GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 69 66 71 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 82.6 Write 82.8 Mixed 50 SusWrite 68.1 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Silicon-Power SP008GXLZU320BSA 2x8GB 474 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 23.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 22 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 111%

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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	65	51	60	29"	1280 720	GSM59F1 LG ULTRAWIDE

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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	9,209x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,224x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,151x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,966x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,889x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,611x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,568x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,133x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	934x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,090

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16