Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	200% 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '20 at 10:53
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$260 550,833 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 (23^rd percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 79.5 1-Core 89.1 2-Core 292 80% 153 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 878 91% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,044 65% 1,044 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.4% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 102 Parallax 115 87% 108 fps	MRender 153 Gravity 94.2 Splatting 85.5 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT500P 500GB 3,338 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 241GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 606 754 784 852 865 861 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1289 Write 851 Mixed 829 SusWrite 787 210% 939 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 67.5 238% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 842 DQ Mixed 222 275% 469 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 243%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 314GB free Firmware: SBFKJ1A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 257 261 279 279 244 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
SSD 960GB 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 951GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 274 279 295 294 261 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.6% Average	Read 268 Write 104 Mixed 85 SusWrite 271 41% 182 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 18.4 4K Mixed 10.7 49% 15.3 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 14.5 11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 104%
WD Purple Surveillance 6TB (2017)-$100 1,747 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 157 153 154 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 162 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 155 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 99%
WD Purple Surveillance 6TB (2017)-$100 1,747 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 5.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 176 Write 163 Mixed 103 109% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 G.SKILL F4-2400C17-8GVR CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 G.SKILL F4-2400C17-8GVR 32GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 19.9 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 17.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 81.5 49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 86%

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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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,220x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,237x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,161x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,893x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,572x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,086

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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