Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '21 at 05:21
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	39%

Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9100F How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-9100-$145 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 80% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 83.7 2-Core 184 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 296 36% 274 Pts	64-Core 314 19% 314 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 157 Parallax 156 127% 156 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 133 Splatting 117 116% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 55 93 26 112 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 327 Write 116 Mixed 217 SusWrite 57.1 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 54.3 4K Mixed 20.6 87% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 73.2 DQ Mixed 22.7 49% 104 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 142 149 154 149 147 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 92.9 Write 126 Mixed 70 SusWrite 148 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 90%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 104 106 106 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 137 Write 153 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 106 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 201% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 166 171 174 175 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 158 Mixed 112 SusWrite 172 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 465GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 169 176 179 181 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 174 Mixed 106 SusWrite 177 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 108 108 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 138 Write 113 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 107 141% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.4 171% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 7,409 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 31.3 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 25.9 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 111%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 68: 9R 5G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	36%	61	246	151	60	31.5"	2048 1152	VSCE635 VX3276-QHD

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,223 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 132%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,147x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,601x

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	1,121x

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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