Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics68% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive377% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '19 at 19:11
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 164
2-Core 332
107% 198 Pts
4-Core 661
8-Core 1,297
116% 979 Pts
64-Core 1,793
111% 1,793 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 110%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2172 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68% Good
Lighting 84.9
Reflection 85
Parallax 73.9
69% 81.3 fps
MRender 79.7
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 80.7
66% 79.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 68%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
423GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1902 1921 1928 1932 1988 1987 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
377% Outstanding
Read 2,778
Write 1,731
Mixed 1,166
SusWrite 1,943
424% 1,904 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 81.2
281% 99.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1461
DQ Write 1,258
DQ Mixed 1,309
995% 1,343 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 377%
Great: 393%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
366GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 453 460 457 401 401 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 453
Mixed 436
SusWrite 438
103% 460 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 87.8
4K Mixed 50.5
167% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 293
239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 500GB-$122
293GB free
Firmware: 04.06A00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 163 165 165 164 165 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 151
Mixed 98
SusWrite 165
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.5
301% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 113%
USB DISK 1GB
1GB free, PID ef18
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.6 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
3.15% Terrible
Read 9.4
Write 3
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 4.5
7% 5.52 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 1%
This bench: 3.15%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 3733 C17 Series 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3685 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 41
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 31.3
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 51.3
SC Mixed 33.1
102% 35.9 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 106%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,223 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: $985
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