Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.7% 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	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	44 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '23 at 06:23
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$395 354,223 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 (14^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 281 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 1,039 95% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,508 93% 1,508 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$267 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.7% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 143 Parallax 95.3 84% 114 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 96.2 Splatting 92.1 85% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 454GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 425 446 450 463 462 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 444 Mixed 352 SusWrite 443 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 43.4 152% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 288 232% 327 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB 5,348 User benchmarks, average bench 265% 700GB free Firmware: GXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2339 2324 2356 2355 2254 1561 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	355% Outstanding	Read 2,496 Write 2,360 Mixed 2,282 SusWrite 2,198 526% 2,334 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 78.8 254% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,005 DQ Write 875 DQ Mixed 947 708% 942 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 355% Great: 421%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 48GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.1% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.3 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 72%

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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 $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,350x
Core i9-9900KIntel $395Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,214x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $497Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,997x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,922x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,591x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,344x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,153x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,301x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	950x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	942x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,078

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Intel Core i5-12600K $166	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406