Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive309% 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)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 30 '19 at 05:19
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 161
2-Core 323
106% 194 Pts
4-Core 648
8-Core 962
100% 805 Pts
64-Core 966
60% 966 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 86% Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
914GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1109 898 877 898 878 870 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
309% Outstanding
Read 2,386
Write 1,716
Mixed 1,362
SusWrite 922
356% 1,596 MB/s
4K Read 68.8
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 97.1
326% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,449
DQ Write 1,058
DQ Mixed 519
587% 1,009 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 309%
Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
892GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 475 468 458 454 457 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 444
Mixed 422
SusWrite 465
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 61.1
213% 75.9 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 351
264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 42.7
MC Write 43.1
MC Mixed 29.9
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 45.2
SC Mixed 31.9
96% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 47.9
84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,215 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: $982
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HDDRAMUSB
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