Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive192% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201201
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 02 '21 at 00:03
Run Duration269 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 90%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 144
2-Core 256
93% 164 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 891
85% 702 Pts
64-Core 1188
74% 1188 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.2% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 114
Parallax 118
99% 118 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 98.8
Splatting 87.4
85% 107 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB
292GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1C20 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1438 1216 1153 1143 1133 1128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,392
Write 1,227
Mixed 1,065
SusWrite 1202
275% 1,222 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 48.3
4K Mixed 45.4
131% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 586
DQ Write 395
DQ Mixed 428
336% 470 MB/s
Poor: 186%
This bench: 192%
Great: 397%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
31GB free
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 77 82 83 80 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Read 123
Write 95.3
Mixed 112
SusWrite 79.3
23% 102 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 44.2
4K Mixed 14.1
57% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 89.8
74% 107 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 73%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 109 109 109 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 106
Write 103
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 108
73% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
76.6% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 22.4
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 22.2
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,220 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: $985
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