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 as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive197% 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.
Run History
20 months ago, 20 months ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '22 at 23:32
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 281
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 1,040
94% 791 Pts
64-Core 1,537
95% 1,537 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1535 602 155 240 275 227 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
197% Outstanding
Read 1288
Write 1,151
Mixed 1364
SusWrite 506
242% 1,077 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 73.2
239% 81.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,110
DQ Write 707
DQ Mixed 824
637% 880 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 197%
Great: 365%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 186 187 185 196 217 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 158
Mixed 77.4
SusWrite 196
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 4266 C18 Series 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
117% Outstanding
MC Read 44.7
MC Write 47.9
MC Mixed 34.4
121% 42.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 49.6
SC Mixed 32.6
99% 34.7 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 117%
Great: 136%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,227 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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