Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 155% 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	166% 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	268% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	55.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '21 at 23:23
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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-$442 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 79.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 294 93% 173 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 1024 95% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,556 96% 1,556 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4928 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (239 fps cap detected)	166% Outstanding	Lighting 239 Reflection 239 Parallax 238 195% 239 fps	MRender 239 Gravity 210 Splatting 151 158% 200 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 230%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 6513) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3577 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 231 Parallax 176 120% 185 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 159 Splatting 125 124% 155 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 437GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1152 1040 1091 747 1104 1124 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,433 Write 2,228 Mixed 1590 SusWrite 1043 408% 1,823 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 69 227% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 913 DQ Write 718 DQ Mixed 836 620% 822 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 372%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 996GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 1151 1053 1038 1176 1029 1028 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,372 Write 1,816 Mixed 216 SusWrite 1079 303% 1,371 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 63 206% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 768 DQ Mixed 631 538% 792 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 591GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 137 139 135 142 143 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 115 Write 101 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 136 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 198% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3466C16D4/16GX KHX3200C16D4/16GX KHX3200C16D4/16GX KHX3466C16D4/16GX 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.4% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 18.6 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 80.9 49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 73%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,178x
Core i9-9900KIntel $442Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,206x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,131x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,963x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,559x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,325x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16