Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	197% 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	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	15.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '24 at 04:15
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 218 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 762 72% 597 Pts	64-Core 1,130 70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4088) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	197% Outstanding	Lighting 284 Reflection 267 Parallax 299 231% 283 fps	MRender 332 Gravity 247 Splatting 182 200% 254 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 457 462 418 352 331 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 458 Mixed 435 SusWrite 413 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 46.4 154% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 132%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 384GB free Firmware: CC4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 92 94 92 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 160 Write 118 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 93.9 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 112%
WD Elements 2667 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 2667 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 88 88 87 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 94.2 Write 85.9 Mixed 64 SusWrite 87.2 111% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 64%
WD Elements 2620 4TB 3,758 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 77 77 77 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 70 Write 87.6 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 76.2 103% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 21.9 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 22.3 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 119%

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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	22	2	144	27"	1280 720	AUS2722 VG27A

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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 $250	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