Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	252% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	19.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '21 at 20:11
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 85 1-Core 114 2-Core 208 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 742 68% 572 Pts	64-Core 1,149 71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.9% Very good	Lighting 91.2 Reflection 90 Parallax 83 74% 88.1 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 80.8 Splatting 72.1 70% 88.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1072 829 848 842 832 818 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,436 Write 2,234 Mixed 1,787 SusWrite 874 410% 1,833 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 73.2 243% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 616 DQ Write 508 DQ Mixed 561 420% 562 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 347GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 440 444 443 444 317 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 470 Mixed 444 SusWrite 418 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 50.2 170% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 303GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 1069 1054 1013 1015 981 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 2,138 Write 1,739 Mixed 1597 SusWrite 1,073 366% 1,637 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 62.4 203% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 596 DQ Write 890 DQ Mixed 716 549% 734 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 410%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 788GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 171 172 172 169 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 113 Write 132 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 171 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 110%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 825GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 140 159 174 168 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 113 Write 158 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 159 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 4x8GB 2,780 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 24.2 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 23.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 81.2% 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 32: 3R 2G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	41%	39	278	194	60	34.1"	2560 1080	GSM76F9 LG ULTRAWIDE

History: Score 32: 3R 3G 8B | Score 32: 3R 2G 11B

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,150x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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