Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics147% 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 Drive162% 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.
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)
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '22 at 01:00
Run Duration227 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 106
2-Core 204
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 731
66% 557 Pts
64-Core 1,172
72% 1,172 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 104%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
147% Outstanding
Lighting 204
Reflection 249
Parallax 176
166% 209 fps
MRender 259
Gravity 166
Splatting 133
146% 186 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 147%
Great: 170%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
4.27% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 9.8
5% 8.8 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.1
3% 4.23 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.27%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme 1TB 1TB
582GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0828A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1308 429 498 153 389 199 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 1,721
Write 1,353
Mixed 990
SusWrite 496
254% 1,140 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 84.1
4K Mixed 23.2
123% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 697
DQ Write 510
DQ Mixed 519
411% 575 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 162%
Great: 296%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31
88GB free
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 128 128 106 104 58 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
44.8% Average
Read 248
Write 128
Mixed 136
SusWrite 103
34% 154 MB/s
4K Read 11
4K Write 53.2
4K Mixed 15.6
65% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 106
105% 170 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 101%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116
26GB free
Firmware: 000F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 195 193 189 189 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 461
Write 192
Mixed 227
SusWrite 191
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 64.4
4K Mixed 14.8
89% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 13.1
69% 161 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 29
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 27.1
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,433 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,073
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