Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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	78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	May 02 '24 at 17:44
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 (26^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 1,000 94% 779 Pts	64-Core 1,011 63% 1,011 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% PNY(196E 13A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 231 Reflection 206 Parallax 200 188% 212 fps	MRender 242 Gravity 158 Splatting 128 139% 176 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 130GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 437 418 389 294 220 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 464 Mixed 435 SusWrite 365 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 46.7 156% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 223 168 205 301 330 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 453 Write 131 Mixed 192 SusWrite 250 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 29.1 113% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 166 142% 215 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 133%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 139GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 426 423 434 442 432 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 443 Mixed 408 SusWrite 429 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 44.6 152% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 304 243% 341 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$30 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 156GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 73 73 71 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 110 Write 102 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 72.2 67% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 5,804 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	67.2% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 22.3 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 20.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 113%

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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	57	29	144	27"	1280 720	AUS27AF VG278

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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	9,245x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,256x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,171x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,978x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,897x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,619x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,575x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,140x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,283x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	939x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	936x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16