Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive153% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '21 at 00:21
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 84.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 714
71% 578 Pts
64-Core 1,231
76% 1,231 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 156
Reflection 181
Parallax 178
127% 171 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 165
Splatting 0.1
72% 99.7 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 106%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 704 345 357 339 339 345 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 1,821
Write 2010
Mixed 1,539
SusWrite 404
324% 1,444 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 10.6
4K Mixed 13.8
74% 19.4 MB/s
DQ Read 999
DQ Write 552
DQ Mixed 779
579% 777 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 153%
Great: 335%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
1TB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 100 105 106 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 110
Write 98.6
Mixed 72.1
SusWrite 100
127% 95.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.8
181% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
71.4% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 22.4
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 18.7
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,223 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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