Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 18:29
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 93.5 2-Core 183 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 454 54% 415 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	3.33% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 8 Parallax 0.2 5% 4.8 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.33% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 48 61 64 92 93 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 436 Write 318 Mixed 289 SusWrite 86.6 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 25.1 4K Mixed 16.9 67% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 49.5 DQ Write 68.7 DQ Mixed 29.6 31% 49.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 56%
Corsair Voyager GTX 256GB 399 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 178GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 339 Write 201 Mixed 272 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 15.4 55% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 17.3 DQ Mixed 29.4 34% 62.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 60%
WD Re 2TB-$54 16,276 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01DX2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 142 142 141 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 142 Write 138 Mixed 118 SusWrite 141 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix.lnc HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 10.1 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 11.9 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 43%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
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: $973

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