Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive114% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201201
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 11 '21 at 01:50
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 83.8
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
96% 178 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 1,098
101% 845 Pts
64-Core 1,502
93% 1,502 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 104%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8190
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
5.82% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 9.8
Parallax 8.6
5% 8.07 fps
MRender 10.1
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 11.6
8% 9.47 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.82%
Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Nvidia(10DE 12FB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 109
Parallax 124
95% 117 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 103
Splatting 93.7
90% 112 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
850GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 450 456 456 455 417 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 457
Mixed 424
SusWrite 443
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 49.1
161% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 303
242% 339 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 114%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 165 168 167 169 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 152
Mixed 83
SusWrite 168
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
3TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 181 172 176 179 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 189
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 179
105% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59.3% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 17.4
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,272 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $973
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HDDRAMUSB
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