Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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	212% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '22 at 00:57
Run Duration	336 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th 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-$410 354,223 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 (18^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 270 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 964 88% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,450 90% 1,450 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8818) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 120 Parallax 121 106% 124 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 104 Splatting 90.2 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 977 494 513 497 493 505 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,962 Write 1983 Mixed 1600 SusWrite 580 343% 1,531 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 58.7 198% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 973 DQ Write 672 DQ Mixed 815 610% 820 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 297%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 164GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1040 846 844 845 846 844 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,211 Write 1,184 Mixed 1,146 SusWrite 877 249% 1,104 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.3 196% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,018 DQ Write 752 DQ Mixed 858 649% 876 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 297%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 110GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,949 Write 2,010 Mixed 1,657 418% 1,872 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 57.8 196% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 743 DQ Mixed 867 654% 881 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 243GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 102 105 105 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 138 Write 120 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 103 72% 99 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 108%
Toshiba HDWG460 6TB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 3TB free Firmware: 0601 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 208 213 212 212 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 219 Write 201 Mixed 109 SusWrite 210 135% 185 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 176% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 139%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 183GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 92 91 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 127 Write 127 Mixed 83 SusWrite 91.2 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 109%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB 4,700 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 477GB free Firmware: FJ1M SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 119 Write 136 Mixed 91.9 SusWrite 102 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 201% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 32.1 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 30.7 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%

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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	9,173x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,201x
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	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	1,124x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16