Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 154%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 148%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics147% 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 Drive313% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 04 '20 at 00:10
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$295
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 151
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,183
105% 890 Pts
64-Core 1,161
72% 1,161 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
147% Outstanding
Lighting 206
Reflection 207
Parallax 226
168% 213 fps
MRender 232
Gravity 189
Splatting 121
141% 181 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 147%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 612 729 1177 1205 1535 1545 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
313% Outstanding
Read 2,618
Write 1,785
Mixed 1,469
SusWrite 1,134
390% 1,751 MB/s
4K Read 59.9
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 82.2
271% 94.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1462
DQ Write 1,014
DQ Mixed 572
607% 1,016 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 313%
Great: 311%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$85
240GB free
Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1353 1011 1014 954 1016 1016 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 2,082
Write 1035
Mixed 664
SusWrite 1,061
268% 1,210 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 79.7
243% 88.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,299
DQ Write 1,045
DQ Mixed 582
596% 975 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 277%
Great: 372%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 119 131 131 131 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 133
Write 125
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 128
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 32.1
108% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 43.2
SC Mixed 30.2
92% 32 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 106%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,302 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: $993
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