Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 216%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 216%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics226% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive45.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210708
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '22 at 17:26
Run Duration282 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 279
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 966
90% 752 Pts
64-Core 1,517
94% 1,517 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
226% Outstanding
Lighting 349
Reflection 316
Parallax 360
284% 341 fps
MRender 379
Gravity 274
Splatting 142
203% 265 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 226%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB
631GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UH4400RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 7.7 20 85 110 152 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 447
Write 254
Mixed 269
SusWrite 76.1
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 27.1
4K Mixed 14.2
58% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 30.4
44% 83.5 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 58%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
379GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 339 401 480 475 479 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 476
Mixed 460
SusWrite 436
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 52.9
176% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 352
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB
172GB free
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 318 342 396 399 408 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 435
Mixed 326
SusWrite 374
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 42.7
151% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 284
231% 328 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 105%
Great: 119%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168
1TB free
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2332 2319 2336 2339 2346 2342 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
381% Outstanding
Read 2,500
Write 2,347
Mixed 2,276
SusWrite 2,336
533% 2,365 MB/s
4K Read 64.1
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 83.8
273% 92.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,353
DQ Write 1,052
DQ Mixed 1,179
889% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 283%
This bench: 381%
Great: 526%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 37.8
MC Mixed 28.9
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 29.6
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,260 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: $975
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