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 as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive47.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 12:15
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 156
2-Core 313
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 604
8-Core 1189
106% 897 Pts
64-Core 1,177
73% 1,177 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 84 85 84 84 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
47.7% Average
Read 149
Write 105
Mixed 115
SusWrite 83.3
25% 113 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 25
105% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 99.3
DQ Mixed 72.4
64% 96.4 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 73%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
909GB free
Firmware: 3B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 423 424 426 425 424 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 424
Mixed 411
SusWrite 424
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 55.2
189% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 354
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47
6GB free
Firmware: 0A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 88 87 100 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 81.7
Write 84.9
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 91.4
62% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
89% Excellent
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 24.3
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 27.6
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 56.2
71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 89%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,219 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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