Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 03 '24 at 19:24
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$279 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 1,075 97% 817 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.2% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 127 Parallax 111 89% 116 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 100 Splatting 95.8 90% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 26,880 User benchmarks, average bench 513% 1.5TB free Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 926 2062 2340 2415 2385 2083 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	371% Outstanding	Read 2,528 Write 2,490 Mixed 2,286 SusWrite 2,035 526% 2,335 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 71.8 253% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,708 DQ Write 1,335 DQ Mixed 1472 1,115% 1,505 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 371% Great: 685%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,489 Write 1353 Mixed 1,500 392% 1,781 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 68.2 227% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,317 DQ Write 987 DQ Mixed 1,121 846% 1,142 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 39GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 56 64 57 38 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 274 Write 354 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 54.3 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 15.6 74% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 29 68% 141 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 317GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 98 96 97 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 159 Write 156 Mixed 109 SusWrite 98.7 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 237% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 9,031 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.5 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 23.7 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 69: 0P 5R 10G 14B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	65%	17	193	13	60	24"	1920 1017	BNQ7F3F ZOWIE XL LCD

History: Score 29: 0P 4R 1G 6B | Score 69: 0P 5R 10G 14B

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,241x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,253x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,169x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,978x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,896x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,616x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	938x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	936x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,051

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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