Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive319% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210708
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 17 '21 at 16:00
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 159
2-Core 314
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 620
8-Core 1,070
102% 845 Pts
64-Core 1,655
102% 1,655 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
630GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2102 2143 2135 2142 2012 379 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
319% Outstanding
Read 1,605
Write 1,948
Mixed 1,870
SusWrite 1,819
410% 1,811 MB/s
4K Read 61.9
4K Write 193
4K Mixed 91.3
313% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,208
DQ Write 885
DQ Mixed 1,017
768% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 319%
Great: 365%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB
159GB free
Firmware: VB411D43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1122 1121 712 633 145 143 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 2,498
Write 1,139
Mixed 1181
SusWrite 646
301% 1,366 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 82.1
286% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 746
DQ Write 830
DQ Mixed 803
600% 793 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 263%
Great: 273%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 160 167 162 156 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 69.4
Write 97.3
Mixed 67.4
SusWrite 160
72% 98.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 43.6
MC Mixed 32
111% 39 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 51.3
SC Mixed 32.7
96% 33.6 GB/s
Latency 52.8
76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 110%
Great: 126%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,269 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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