Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	188% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	15 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	May 08 '24 at 15:10
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 249 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 834 78% 651 Pts	64-Core 1,298 80% 1,298 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 187 Parallax 182 139% 180 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 177 Splatting 121 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 562 518 514 368 225 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,777 Write 1,858 Mixed 1,561 SusWrite 519 320% 1,429 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 51.7 169% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 868 DQ Write 585 DQ Mixed 782 569% 745 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 347%
Lexar NM620 2TB 1,474 User benchmarks, average bench 293% 603GB free Firmware: 9846 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1605 1427 943 883 925 865 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,393 Write 1,856 Mixed 1,516 SusWrite 1,108 332% 1,468 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 48 162% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 913 DQ Write 544 DQ Mixed 594 479% 684 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 386%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4WL.M8FB1 2x16GB 390 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 27.6 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 25.2 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 134%

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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	68	56	60	27"	1280 720	ACR0549 XF270HU

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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	9,264x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,275x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,180x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,983x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,902x
RTX 3080Nvidia $535Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,623x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,581x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,144x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,285x
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 $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	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) $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