Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics4.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive365% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 12 '21 at 16:09
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 162
2-Core 324
106% 194 Pts
4-Core 642
8-Core 1,202
110% 922 Pts
64-Core 1687
104% 1687 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
4.91% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 181
Parallax 9.1
5% 65.3 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 0.3
5% 6.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.91%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1936 1812 2104 2022 2125 2149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
365% Outstanding
Read 2,707
Write 1,756
Mixed 1,220
SusWrite 2,025
430% 1,927 MB/s
4K Read 60.9
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 80.1
270% 94 MB/s
DQ Read 1,235
DQ Write 987
DQ Mixed 1,098
825% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 365%
Great: 393%
Generic External 250GB
157GB free, PID 3960
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 278 303 298 308 308 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 370
Write 260
Mixed 292
SusWrite 296
402% 305 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 24.4
4K Mixed 24.9
1,767% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 25.8
DQ Write 26.1
DQ Mixed 25.7
1,858% 25.9 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 199%
Great: 199%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 41.7
MC Write 44.5
MC Mixed 29.7
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 50.2
SC Mixed 33.1
100% 35.1 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 110%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,341 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: $1,001
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