Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 13 '20 at 01:40
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (25th 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 above expectations (78th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 299
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 1,022
96% 798 Pts
64-Core 1525
94% 1525 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 167
Parallax 172
152% 175 fps
MRender 169
Gravity 136
Splatting 0.1
72% 102 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 120%
Great: 136%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 63 43 49 49 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 72.3
Write 47.5
Mixed 44
SusWrite 55.1
40% 54.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
71% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GEIL CL18-20-20 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18.4
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 18.6
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 62%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,263 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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