Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics120% 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 Drive229% 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)
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '22 at 03:59
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 142
2-Core 240
91% 159 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 1,002
92% 768 Pts
64-Core 1,552
96% 1,552 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 152
Parallax 152
130% 155 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 132
Splatting 116
115% 144 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 120%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1372 831 832 753 689 506 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 1,550
Write 1,628
Mixed 1,268
SusWrite 830
296% 1,319 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 71.6
248% 92.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,073
DQ Write 686
DQ Mixed 823
629% 861 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 229%
Great: 276%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
348GB free
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2256 2245 2242 2240 2265 908 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
356% Outstanding
Read 2,429
Write 2,224
Mixed 2,231
SusWrite 2026
502% 2,228 MB/s
4K Read 63.8
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 88.2
286% 98.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,147
DQ Write 911
DQ Mixed 1005
758% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 356%
Great: 410%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
436GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 81 81 81 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
45.8% Average
Read 78.7
Write 53.4
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 80.3
51% 68.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 27.2
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 42.6
SC Mixed 29.1
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,223 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $985
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