Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% 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 Drive235% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '22 at 04:40
Run Duration228 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 74.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 202
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 809
79% 646 Pts
64-Core 1,390
86% 1,390 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274
EVGA(3842 3658) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 130
Parallax 126
114% 132 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 100
Splatting 97.3
90% 113 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
596GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 926 1021 878 883 902 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 1,798
Write 1980
Mixed 1,713
SusWrite 912
360% 1,601 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 61
212% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,092
DQ Write 778
DQ Mixed 954
708% 942 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 235%
Great: 347%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
63.1% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 21
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 13.7
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 91.2
44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,267 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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