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 (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive333% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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)
Memory58.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190606
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 19 '19 at 14:08
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 149
2-Core 248
93% 163 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 1,005
94% 784 Pts
64-Core 1,657
102% 1,657 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB
3TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1460 2031 2076 2106 2127 2124 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
333% Outstanding
Read 2645
Write 2,309
Mixed 1,989
SusWrite 1,987
502% 2,233 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 67.9
221% 76.9 MB/s
DQ Read 937
DQ Write 703
DQ Mixed 816
611% 819 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 333%
Great: 565%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 904 906 906 905 907 906 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 1,057
Write 900
Mixed 653
SusWrite 906
197% 879 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 44.6
157% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 461
DQ Write 587
DQ Mixed 497
382% 515 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 169%
Great: 565%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 173 175 175 175 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 168
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 173
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
191% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 64GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.7% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 23
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 25.4
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,470 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: $1,066
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