Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 181% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	173% 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	91.7% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20240111
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 07 '24 at 23:46
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$415 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,135 103% 867 Pts	64-Core 1,631 101% 1,631 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$459 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% EVGA(3842 3797) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Lighting 261 Reflection 298 Parallax 224 213% 261 fps	MRender 260 Gravity 167 Splatting 137 148% 188 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 215 208 209 211 210 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 395 Write 230 Mixed 229 SusWrite 214 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 42.8 154% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 218 198% 303 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 213 213 217 210 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 164 Mixed 72 SusWrite 212 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.1 240% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 9,834 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 27.2 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 31.7 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 45.8 87% 45.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 117%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 23: 0P 2R 2G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
23%	14%	78	216	59	170	26.9"	1280 720	GBT270D M27Q

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,295x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,299x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,190x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,986x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,908x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,583x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,146x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,290x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	944x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,095

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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