Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics122% 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 Drive35.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211102
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 12 '23 at 05:57
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$184
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 253
85% 154 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 738
68% 570 Pts
64-Core 958
59% 958 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 162
Parallax 152
137% 161 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 129
Splatting 112
110% 138 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 122%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 39 0.5 0.6 11 6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 411
Write 302
Mixed 202
SusWrite 41.1
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 9.6
4K Write 22.2
4K Mixed 12.3
42% 14.7 MB/s
DQ Read 87.4
DQ Write 85.9
DQ Mixed 29.6
38% 67.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 61%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
181GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 96 96 95 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
69% Good
Read 144
Write 122
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 96
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB
181GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 70 73 78 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
42.9% Average
Read 76
Write 126
Mixed 56.8
SusWrite 72.9
61% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-2400C15-8GVR F4-2400C15-8GVR F4-2400C15-8GVR F4-2400C15-8GVR 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
70.5% Very good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 22.4
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 22.2
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,471 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: $1,066
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HDDRAMUSB
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