Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 187% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 196% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	207% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	288% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	55.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '24 at 01:45
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 1,085 97% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,571 97% 1,571 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$550 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% Gigabyte(1458 40EE) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Lighting 297 Reflection 277 Parallax 296 242% 290 fps	MRender 378 Gravity 252 Splatting 197 216% 276 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 7,823 User benchmarks, average bench 320% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2104 2190 2262 2276 2270 2064 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 1,331 Write 2,097 Mixed 1,608 SusWrite 2,194 411% 1,808 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 53.4 187% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,117 DQ Write 843 DQ Mixed 960 723% 973 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 531%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 931GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 118 120 119 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 102 Write 110 Mixed 64 SusWrite 119 72% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 68%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 785GB free Firmware: MS2OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 148 149 168 168 157 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 151 Write 55.3 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 157 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 4x16GB 12,209 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	69.5% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 114%

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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	48	12	60	24.1"	1920 1009	ACR09F5 ED240Q S

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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	9,212x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,229x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,152x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,968x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,889x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,612x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,569x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,332x
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	935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,080

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16