Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics96.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 13 '19 at 10:20
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 1,160
105% 881 Pts
64-Core 1567
97% 1567 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.8% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 140
Parallax 122
100% 128 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 122
Splatting 103
91% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500120G 120GB
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056R6
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 474
Write 313
Mixed 285
79% 357 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 29.5
132% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 47.9
DQ Mixed 124
102% 154 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 83%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
225GB free
Firmware: CR100-12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 56 57 55 57 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
36.1% Below average
Read 69.7
Write 66
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 55.9
43% 58.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.9% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 22.6
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 23.3
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,217 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: $982
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