Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics117% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJan 04 '21 at 08:38
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Memory 83.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 299
95% 177 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 1,118
99% 839 Pts
64-Core 1,108
69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 178
Parallax 164
126% 166 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 164
Splatting 119
110% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 537GB
483GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 267 237 198 174 176 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 361
Write 279
Mixed 328
SusWrite 220
67% 297 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 35.7
4K Mixed 27.3
88% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 145
108% 142 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 127%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
465GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 103 111 122 122 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 178
Write 173
Mixed 99
SusWrite 110
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8266.C16FE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
45.2% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 13.7
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 15.8
44% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,217 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: $982
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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