Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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.
Graphics110% 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 Drive99.1% 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)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200921
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '21 at 14:15
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 154
2-Core 307
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 575
8-Core 1127
101% 851 Pts
64-Core 1,623
100% 1,623 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274
CLim: 2355 MHz, MLim: 4137 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 135
Parallax 141
120% 141 fps
MRender 156
Gravity 116
Splatting 101
99% 125 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 110%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
361GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 315 315 310 302 305 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 315
Mixed 308
SusWrite 310
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 37.7
147% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 240
208% 308 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB
585GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2415 2225 1450 1456 1442 1446 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: 94 100 99 101 101 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 99.3
Write 95.9
Mixed 87
SusWrite 99.2
71% 95.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57%
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 (74th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 24.8
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 28.7
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.7%
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 26,263 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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