Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.37% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	176% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 21:57
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 60.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 176 65% 116 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 695 68% 559 Pts	64-Core 725 45% 725 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 103%

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. 30.0.100.9684 Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	4.37% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 39.2 Parallax 8.2 5% 17.8 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 0.2 3% 4.43 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.37% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 780GB free (System drive) Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1188 330 356 344 357 355 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,502 Write 1,490 Mixed 1,216 SusWrite 488 263% 1,174 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 57.4 189% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 753 DQ Write 485 DQ Mixed 667 484% 635 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 276%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 215 215 213 213 215 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 61% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	38.7% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 12.8 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 127 31% 127 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 102%

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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%	9	8	6	60	72.3"	1280 720	SNYE903 SONY TV

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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	9,150x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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