Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive220% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory18.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190129
Uptime4 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 03:03
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 79%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (15th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 142
2-Core 272
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 825
81% 662 Pts
64-Core 1,379
85% 1,379 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.12
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
58.6% Above average
Lighting 69.8
Reflection 83.3
Parallax 74.8
57% 76 fps
MRender 99.7
Gravity 79.2
Splatting 56.7
62% 78.5 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 757 677 410 338 344 329 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 2,167
Write 892
Mixed 956
SusWrite 476
247% 1,123 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 57.9
194% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,125
DQ Write 869
DQ Mixed 1,014
754% 1,003 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 220%
Great: 425%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275
2TB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 454 453 462 462 457 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 457
Mixed 437
SusWrite 456
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 80.5
4K Mixed 44.3
148% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 355
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 109%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
68.1% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 21.8
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 17.1
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 114%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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