Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 213%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 214%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics220% 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 Drive340% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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)
Memory59.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '22 at 04:35
Run Duration242 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 (54th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 147
2-Core 287
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 557
8-Core 1013
94% 785 Pts
64-Core 1,520
94% 1,520 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Lighting 328
Reflection 292
Parallax 328
267% 316 fps
MRender 369
Gravity 264
Splatting 191
215% 275 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 220%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
652GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2327 2104 1514 1529 1535 1519 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
340% Outstanding
Read 2,537
Write 2,358
Mixed 1,559
SusWrite 1,755
460% 2,052 MB/s
4K Read 61.4
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 84.6
277% 96.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,186
DQ Write 825
DQ Mixed 1,007
752% 1,006 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 340%
Great: 410%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB
930GB free
Firmware: UH4400RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 256 258 259 258 257 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 449
Write 346
Mixed 293
SusWrite 278
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 42.4
4K Mixed 12.5
62% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 96.3
DQ Mixed 30.6
44% 81.6 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 58%
WD WD8001FZBX-00ASY 8TB
7.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 256 249 257 259 256 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 139%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 42.1
MC Mixed 31.8
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 49.7
SC Mixed 29.7
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 105%
Great: 137%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,278 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: $978
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