Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	92.8% 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	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.

High background CPU (21%). 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	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '21 at 04:12
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (32^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-$399 354,223 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 (6^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 82.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 262 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 855 81% 673 Pts	64-Core 1333 82% 1333 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$135 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 428 428 426 425 415 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 429 Mixed 314 SusWrite 426 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 24.6 114% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 267 213% 297 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 133%
WL4000GSA6472 4TB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free Firmware: 07.01E.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 142 142 144 144 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 140 Write 130 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 143 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL16-18-18 D4-3000 Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ CL16-18-18 D4-3000 Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.5% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 20.7 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 16.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.5% 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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,262x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,275x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,180x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,983x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,901x
RTX 3080Nvidia $535Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,622x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,581x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,144x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,285x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	937x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16