Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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 Drive98.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181019
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '19 at 16:07
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
98% 180 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 1,187
103% 881 Pts
64-Core 1,180
73% 1,180 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Nvidia(10DE 1E87) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 149
Parallax 166
141% 163 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 149
Splatting 108
115% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW512G8 512GB
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 441 429 431 432 430 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 443
Mixed 386
SusWrite 419
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 27.4
132% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 226
191% 278 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 190 190 191 191 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 151
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 190
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
ST350082 0AS 500GB
308GB free, PID 027d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 39 39 38 38 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Read 37.2
Write 3.7
Mixed 10
SusWrite 38.3
27% 22.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.6
32% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.3% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 21.3
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 21.8
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,270 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $973
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