Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
ProcessorWith 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.6% 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 Drive83% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 23 '21 at 18:41
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$280
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 878
80% 671 Pts
64-Core 866
54% 866 Pts
Poor: 84%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1676 MHz, MLim: 1876 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 124
Parallax 110
93% 116 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 108
Splatting 96.4
83% 102 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 145 125 119 116 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 418
Write 240
Mixed 234
SusWrite 138
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 35.5
142% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 214
190% 289 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 83%
Great: 129%
WD WD10EZEX-75M2NA0 3TB
964GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 107 107 106 107 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 122
Write 123
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 106
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 23.9
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 22.5
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 122%

 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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