Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics115% 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 Drive217% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190129
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateNov 28 '22 at 20:57
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 998
92% 766 Pts
64-Core 1,450
90% 1,450 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 224
Parallax 144
119% 172 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 180
Splatting 128
119% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37
301GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 889 860 860 863 857 859 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,886
Write 2,070
Mixed 1,718
SusWrite 865
368% 1,635 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 57.5
192% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 508
DQ Write 794
DQ Mixed 562
451% 621 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 217%
Great: 284%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 202 201 200 200 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 211
Write 168
Mixed 64.6
SusWrite 201
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.4
419% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 118%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 118 95 123 139 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 62.9
Write 101
Mixed 90.2
SusWrite 118
69% 93.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
85.8% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 24.4
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 32.7
SC Mixed 26.7
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.8%
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 26,367 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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