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 above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive78.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190902
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '19 at 14:07
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$280
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 158
2-Core 312
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 1185
106% 892 Pts
64-Core 1,186
73% 1,186 Pts
Poor: 84%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3K87RA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 72 58 60 55 57 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 436
Write 353
Mixed 309
SusWrite 86.6
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 85.6
4K Mixed 37.6
141% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 115
133% 228 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 82%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 165 171 164 161 159 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 142
Write 137
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 162
83% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 187 190 189 190 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 142
Write 197
Mixed 28.4
SusWrite 189
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
357% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 30.9
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 40
SC Mixed 28.7
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 51.3
78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,267 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: $978
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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