Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 192%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 189%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics178% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive232% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190606
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '20 at 14:27
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 168
2-Core 337
109% 201 Pts
4-Core 651
8-Core 1333
116% 992 Pts
64-Core 1,307
81% 1,307 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
178% Outstanding
Lighting 249
Reflection 255
Parallax 273
203% 259 fps
MRender 307
Gravity 252
Splatting 155
186% 238 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 178%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190
995GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1009 1094 1426 1131 287 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
232% Outstanding
Read 1,493
Write 1,534
Mixed 1,092
SusWrite 850
279% 1,242 MB/s
4K Read 54.6
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 74
256% 92.3 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 931
DQ Mixed 453
471% 768 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 232%
Great: 282%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
513GB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 130 142 141 138 139 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 124
Write 99
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 137
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3312 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 43
MC Write 43.6
MC Mixed 33.7
115% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 46.9
SC Mixed 32.9
99% 34.5 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 113%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,272 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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