Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.73% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	39% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 21:20
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 300 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 836 83% 678 Pts	64-Core 1079 67% 1079 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8190 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.73% Terrible	Lighting 7.1 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 8.9 6% 9.23 fps	MRender 12 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 12 8% 10.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.73% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 87 91 89 89 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 278 Write 101 Mixed 150 SusWrite 89.5 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 13.5 4K Mixed 18.1 68% 18.8 MB/s	DQ Read 46.9 DQ Write 26.6 DQ Mixed 22.2 20% 31.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 281GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 104 109 108 105 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 82.3 Write 107 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 104 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 106%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 24GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 20 20 13 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 33.4 Write 20.2 Mixed 24 SusWrite 17.7 30% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3 194% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.8FE 2x8GB 5,496 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 21.8 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	0"	1028 720	Default

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,137x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,115x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,954x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,598x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	928x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $974

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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