Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 116%
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics112% 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 Drive92.1% 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.
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)
Memory10.9 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 06:25
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 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 i9-9900KF-$295
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 112
2-Core 292
90% 166 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 1,048
98% 815 Pts
64-Core 1,565
97% 1,565 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274
CLim: 2392 MHz, MLim: 3873 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 135
Parallax 142
124% 143 fps
MRender 147
Gravity 118
Splatting 102
98% 122 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 112%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
363GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 305 305 305 305 304 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Read 431
Write 268
Mixed 303
SusWrite 305
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 35.9
134% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 244
209% 308 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB
436GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2251 2183 1416 1441 1435 1421 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: 104 104 105 104 103 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 98.4
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 104
69% 93.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 36.8
MC Mixed 24.8
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 39.8
SC Mixed 29
85% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91.1%
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 26,267 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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