Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics7.42% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180814
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateOct 16 '19 at 03:57
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 157
2-Core 306
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 603
8-Core 1,199
106% 901 Pts
64-Core 1,662
103% 1,662 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.42% Terrible
Lighting 7.03
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 8.62
6% 9.14 fps
MRender 13
Gravity 7.73
Splatting 17
11% 12.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.42%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2034
Write 2,287
Mixed 1,285
417% 1,869 MB/s
4K Read 64.3
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 84.3
282% 98 MB/s
DQ Read 1,012
DQ Write 1,283
DQ Mixed 1,173
878% 1,156 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
144GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1461 389 390 391 392 392 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
256% Outstanding
Read 1,969
Write 1,873
Mixed 1293
SusWrite 569
318% 1,426 MB/s
4K Read 62.6
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 84.1
285% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 998
DQ Write 1,446
DQ Mixed 1,152
891% 1,199 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 256%
Great: 302%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: PC4OC70E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 105 105 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 101
Write 99.8
Mixed 56.7
SusWrite 104
66% 90.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
86.5% Excellent
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 26
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 37.1
SC Mixed 27.1
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 94%

 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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