Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive114% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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)
Memory59.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '20 at 07:24
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 89.3
1-Core 161
2-Core 318
102% 189 Pts
4-Core 625
8-Core 1,232
110% 928 Pts
64-Core 1,254
78% 1,254 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 77.5
Parallax 75.2
63% 76.5 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 70.7
Splatting 70.3
58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 436 427 404 399 398 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 456
Mixed 421
SusWrite 397
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 51.1
169% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 289
237% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 114%
Great: 125%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 411030WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 448 466 461 462 462 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 459
Mixed 391
SusWrite 443
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 53.8
190% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 262
221% 323 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 121%
Great: 117%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78
5TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 203 196 194 200 195 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.7% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 25.2
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 24.6
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 135%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,270 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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HDDRAMUSB
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