Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics81.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive265% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190606
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 18:46
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,135
103% 866 Pts
64-Core 1,158
72% 1,158 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.8% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 112
Parallax 96.1
83% 103 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 95.9
Splatting 97.3
80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB
702GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1792 866 916 898 888 907 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
265% Outstanding
Read 1,513
Write 2,472
Mixed 1,635
SusWrite 1,045
377% 1,666 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 73.1
248% 93.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,339
DQ Write 1,532
DQ Mixed 1,601
1,160% 1,491 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 265%
Great: 284%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
921GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7L0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 183 182 188 188 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 190
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 184
107% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 106%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.1% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 20.9
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 22.7
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,275 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: $973
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