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 way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive299% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190902
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateDec 01 '19 at 21:59
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 153
2-Core 312
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 623
8-Core 1,240
110% 931 Pts
64-Core 1,725
107% 1,725 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2217 612 609 607 605 605 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
299% Outstanding
Read 2,538
Write 2,376
Mixed 1,652
SusWrite 876
416% 1,860 MB/s
4K Read 67.5
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 93.5
310% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,144
DQ Write 981
DQ Mixed 1,069
799% 1,064 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 299%
Great: 340%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106
2TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 202 203 201 202 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 166
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 202
105% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.9
351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 112%
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 above expectations (78th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 36.6
MC Mixed 28
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 41.1
SC Mixed 29.8
84% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 96.9%
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 26,369 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: $1,092
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HDDRAMUSB
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