Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '21 at 23:19
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 1,236 111% 936 Pts	64-Core 1,222 76% 1,222 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 183 Parallax 116 97% 140 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 152 Splatting 130 110% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,467 Write 2,194 Mixed 1,446 452% 2,035 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 85.8 288% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,709 DQ Write 1,456 DQ Mixed 1,515 1,154% 1,560 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
SK hynix SC300 M.2 2280 128GB 913 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 32GB free Firmware: 20100P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 157 155 155 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 481 Write 158 Mixed 143 SusWrite 156 51% 234 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 28.1 116% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 199 161% 232 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 82%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 173GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 54 54 55 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 68.4 Write 73.2 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 53.8 45% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 57%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB-$59 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 254GB free Firmware: JF3ZD0H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 158 161 162 162 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 147 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 160 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3500 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 30 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 29.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 109% 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 68: 7R 8G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	41%	58	336	277	144	27"	2560 1440	GSM5B7F 27GL850

History: Score 49: 5R 6G 6B | Score 68: 7R 8G 9B

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,195x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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