Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	102% 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.

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 18 '24 at 19:38
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 1,060 96% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 115 Parallax 144 112% 132 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 130 Splatting 106 108% 137 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 316 126 125 133 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 269 Mixed 405 SusWrite 194 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 52.8 174% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 351 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 64GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 229 212 224 221 218 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 373 Write 273 Mixed 283 SusWrite 217 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 40.1 154% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 251 194% 266 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 95%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 161GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 722 170 453 212 319 378 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,736 Write 1,552 Mixed 1,303 SusWrite 376 277% 1,241 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 76.8 257% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 924 DQ Mixed 430 476% 804 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 311%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 312GB free Firmware: 614900WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2191 2086 811 737 730 726 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,554 Write 2,239 Mixed 2,129 SusWrite 1,214 456% 2,034 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 72.1 250% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,820 DQ Write 1,393 DQ Mixed 1,586 1,192% 1,600 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 578%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 1TB 8,831 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 139GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 94 105 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 114 Write 100 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 86 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$63 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 26.5 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22.4 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 111%

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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	49	13	165	27"	2560 1440	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

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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	9,322x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,319x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,199x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,991x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,914x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,589x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,340x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,147x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,296x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	948x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	942x

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