Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% 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.
Boot Drive185% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 07:50
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 89.6
1-Core 149
2-Core 287
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 746
82% 647 Pts
64-Core 1,152
71% 1,152 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 161
Parallax 170
139% 167 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 146
Splatting 107
117% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 721 691 773 815 737 748 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
185% Outstanding
Read 996
Write 1,720
Mixed 731
SusWrite 748
237% 1,049 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 43.9
174% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,475
DQ Write 632
DQ Mixed 1,080
793% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 185%
Great: 347%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
489GB free
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
21.2% Poor
Read 41.2
Write 30
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 29.8
7% 32.4 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 25.6
4K Mixed 14.8
54% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 19
DQ Write 28.7
DQ Mixed 21.1
17% 22.9 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
71.2% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 23
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 22
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,211 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: $963
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HDDRAMUSB
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