Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 139%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics130% 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 Drive32.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 29 '20 at 10:20
Run Duration102 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 149
2-Core 302
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,140
103% 869 Pts
64-Core 1,616
100% 1,616 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3976 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
130% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 177
Parallax 179
149% 179 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 149
Splatting 108
117% 148 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 130%
Great: 139%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253X2001T 1TB
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0830A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 6.2 39 87 40 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Read 426
Write 53.5
Mixed 12.7
SusWrite 44.1
28% 134 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 7.5
4K Mixed 0.7
47% 12 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 40.2
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 27.1
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 42.7
SC Mixed 32.4
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 48.1
83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,314 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: $1,004
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