Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 213%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 219%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics217% 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 Drive90.1% 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.
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 @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime17.9 Days
Run DateJan 16 '21 at 11:54
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 151
2-Core 300
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 1098
98% 830 Pts
64-Core 1,641
102% 1,641 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
217% Outstanding
Lighting 323
Reflection 300
Parallax 358
264% 327 fps
MRender 356
Gravity 258
Splatting 192
211% 269 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 217%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 49 49 47 52 46 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 475
Mixed 310
SusWrite 74.1
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 48.1
163% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 302
234% 322 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 114%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 145 146 146 147 144 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 146
Write 159
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 146
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.9
201% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84%
Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
179GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 52 40 38 42 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 128
Write 119
Mixed 76.4
SusWrite 43.9
68% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
24% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 36.8
MC Mixed 28.1
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 29.7
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,282 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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