Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	124% 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.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190729
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '24 at 01:42
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (42^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-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,113 100% 843 Pts	64-Core 1,108 68% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$250 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Asus(1043 8919) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 114 Parallax 153 132% 143 fps	MRender 209 Gravity 131 Splatting 106 117% 149 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$105 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 811GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 465 480 482 479 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 484 Mixed 453 SusWrite 446 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 59.2 193% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 137%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 447GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 278 283 345 281 380 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 137 Write 104 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 304 36% 159 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 19.5 4K Mixed 9.4 44% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 17 DQ Write 18.3 DQ Mixed 16.3 13% 17.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 102%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 309GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 130 131 131 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 124 Write 104 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 131 70% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 110%
WD My Book 25ED 16TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 117 115 114 117 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 193 Write 196 Mixed 156 SusWrite 116 220% 165 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 2.4 435% 5.83 MB/s	DQ Read 3 DQ Write 9.1 DQ Mixed 2.2 396% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.2% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 21.2 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 22.3 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 32: 0P 2R 6G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	46%	26	217	58	60	23.5"	1920 1080	SAM0D2C C24F390

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,225x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,240x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,163x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,972x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,894x
RTX 3080Nvidia $898Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,614x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,572x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,085

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16