Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 153%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 146%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics151% 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 Drive75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '22 at 20:50
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 144
2-Core 289
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 579
8-Core 1,132
101% 856 Pts
64-Core 1119
69% 1119 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 223
Reflection 200
Parallax 197
182% 207 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 152
Splatting 136
128% 159 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 151%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 480GB
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 43 46 52 46 47 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
75% Very good
Read 398
Write 255
Mixed 382
SusWrite 59.5
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 39.1
137% 49.2 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 204
179% 263 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75%
Great: 98%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
937GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 182 183 180 177 185 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 126
Write 163
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 174
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Thermaltake R022D408GX2-3600C18A 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 43.8
MC Write 41.7
MC Mixed 30.3
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 29.7
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 107%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,374 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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