Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	78.5% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	35.9 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190104
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '20 at 18:14
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^th 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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 78.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 296 93% 173 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 942 90% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,543 96% 1,543 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2081) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.5% Very good	Lighting 96.3 Reflection 90.1 Parallax 91.3 78% 92.6 fps	MRender 147 Gravity 77.8 Splatting 75.1 79% 99.9 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$75 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,792 Write 1934 Mixed 1,580 395% 1,769 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 52.4 187% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,237 DQ Write 1,069 DQ Mixed 1128 852% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 478GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 118 116 121 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 175 Write 163 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 116 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 Patriot 2666 C15 Series CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 Patriot 2666 C15 Series 48GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.7% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 18.2 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 13.5 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	9,298x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,304x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,193x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,988x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,909x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,587x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 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	1,291x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	944x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	939x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,092

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 $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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