Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 147%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 149%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics142% 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 Drive359% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210708
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '22 at 17:39
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 97.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 1,072
99% 826 Pts
64-Core 1,626
101% 1,626 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4365 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Lighting 193
Reflection 194
Parallax 220
158% 202 fps
MRender 230
Gravity 166
Splatting 140
142% 179 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 142%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2500M82000G 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7781101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1751 1795 1793 1822 1823 1825 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
359% Outstanding
Read 2,778
Write 1,943
Mixed 1,779
SusWrite 1,802
464% 2,075 MB/s
4K Read 59.5
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 82.5
277% 98.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,332
DQ Write 992
DQ Mixed 660
630% 995 MB/s
Poor: 205%
This bench: 359%
Great: 395%
Seagate ST4000NM0053 4TB
538GB free
Firmware: G00A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 145 146 145 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 153
Write 144
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 144
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 103%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 257GB
88GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 62 66 67 64 63 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 126%
USB3.0 high speed 512GB
476GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 249 249 250 250 249 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 257
Write 248
Mixed 240
SusWrite 249
339% 249 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 25.9
4K Mixed 20.3
1,633% 21 MB/s
DQ Read 16.8
DQ Write 33.3
DQ Mixed 22.7
1,967% 24.3 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 175%
Great: 268%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 26.5
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 48
SC Mixed 32.7
98% 34.3 GB/s
Latency 46.3
86% 46.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 102%
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 26,364 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,092
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