Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 177% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	209% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	61.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '21 at 13:36
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 220 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 746 78% 625 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4042) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 470.05 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 309 Reflection 289 Parallax 334 252% 311 fps	MRender 352 Gravity 242 Splatting 188 205% 261 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1H5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 87 43 73 139 47 MB/s Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.7% Good	Read 264 Write 107 Mixed 108 SusWrite 76.1 30% 139 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 37.9 108% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 203 170% 245 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 100%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 104 109 111 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 120 Write 107 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 109 135% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 0.7 312% 3.27 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 0.5 335% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series 1x8GB 447 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	42.1% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 11.4 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 57%

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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	23"	1280 720	ACR057E SA230

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,210x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,225x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,151x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,966x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,889x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,612x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,569x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,133x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,090

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16