Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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.
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)
Memory21 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateJul 31 '22 at 19:18
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$243
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.1
1-Core 142
2-Core 254
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 998
94% 782 Pts
64-Core 938
58% 938 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.95
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 121
Parallax 128
112% 129 fps
MRender 147
Gravity 105
Splatting 86.4
89% 113 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 501
Write 479
Mixed 287
94% 422 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 41.7
159% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 250
204% 291 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
94GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 101 95 101 101 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 108
Write 87
Mixed 71
SusWrite 98.9
67% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 149 136 140 141 153 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 82.5
Write 114
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 144
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
76.4% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 24
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24.5
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,542 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $1,020
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