Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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 Drive107% 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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200921
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 05 '21 at 05:17
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$292
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 146
2-Core 295
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 553
8-Core 993
93% 773 Pts
64-Core 1559
96% 1559 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270
CLim: 2122 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 122
Parallax 130
114% 131 fps
MRender 146
Gravity 107
Splatting 91.8
91% 115 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
363GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 315 303 303 300 305 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 456
Mixed 425
SusWrite 316
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 49.9
165% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 352
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 107%
Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB
436GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2324 2208 1401 1414 1423 1418 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 105 102 102 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 92.3
Write 95.1
Mixed 89.9
SusWrite 103
71% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 25
95% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 30
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,217 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: $982
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