Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics90.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.3% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 17 '19 at 23:08
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 159
2-Core 317
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 634
8-Core 1,155
107% 895 Pts
64-Core 1,239
77% 1,239 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 108%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2227 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 122
Parallax 102
93% 113 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 105
Splatting 106
86% 105 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 1TB
892GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 377 414 412 414 317 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 262
Write 105
Mixed 269
SusWrite 372
57% 252 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 42
160% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 216
184% 266 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 103%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106
170GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 107 109 105 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 110
Write 113
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 107
65% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 28.6
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 30.9
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
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 26,367 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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