Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics128% 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 Drive388% 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)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190902
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 01 '19 at 13:54
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 161
2-Core 320
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 635
8-Core 951
99% 793 Pts
64-Core 926
57% 926 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 106%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 195
Parallax 177
144% 183 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 178
Splatting 126
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
665GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1911 1671 1664 1674 1680 1670 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
388% Outstanding
Read 3626
Write 3,096
Mixed 1979
SusWrite 1,712
581% 2,603 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 62.7
228% 87.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,670
DQ Write 1,422
DQ Mixed 1,455
1,115% 1,516 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 388%
Great: 445%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 22.6
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 25.4
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 103%

 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: $985
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