Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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.
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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '24 at 04:33
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing way below expectations (15^th 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-$242 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 85.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 1,031 96% 798 Pts	64-Core 1,059 66% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% EVGA(3842 4663) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 151 Parallax 142 118% 146 fps	MRender 165 Gravity 125 Splatting 108 106% 133 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 442 Write 203 Mixed 178 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 23.3 89% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 33.7 DQ Mixed 69.4 59% 91.4 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 68GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 105 118 125 109 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 104 Write 111 Mixed 38 SusWrite 109 66% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 21.9 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 106%

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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%	3	210	58	144	27"	1280 720	ACR0414 XG270HU

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,253x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,269x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,174x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,982x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,898x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,622x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,579x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,335x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,142x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,284x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	937x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16