Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics119% 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.
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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190729
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 21 '19 at 06:08
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 88.1
1-Core 162
2-Core 323
103% 191 Pts
4-Core 639
8-Core 918
98% 779 Pts
64-Core 810
50% 810 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2837 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 179
Parallax 161
133% 168 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 164
Splatting 116
107% 132 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61K1
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 97.5
Write 379
Mixed 26.8
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 21.1
4K Mixed 19.8
38% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 41.2
DQ Write 64.8
DQ Mixed 118
71% 74.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 102%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174
747GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 102 99 100 99 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 96.5
Write 100
Mixed 65.7
SusWrite 100
67% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 73%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB
2GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 4.4 4 4 4.3 4.1 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Read 17.7
Write 5
Mixed 6.7
SusWrite 3.9
9% 8.33 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 3.2
218% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.2% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 21
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 21.4
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 107%

 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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