Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 128%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics134% 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 Drive213% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 14 '20 at 03:13
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 139
2-Core 270
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 1,032
95% 794 Pts
64-Core 1,082
67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 100%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
MSI(1462 3721) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 169
Parallax 174
152% 177 fps
MRender 205
Gravity 152
Splatting 113
123% 156 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 535 410 436 435 435 427 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 1,788
Write 1,512
Mixed 1,348
SusWrite 446
284% 1,274 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 66
231% 86.9 MB/s
DQ Read 852
DQ Write 1,087
DQ Mixed 792
647% 910 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 213%
Great: 238%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255
2TB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 397 471 476 475 474 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 486
Mixed 445
SusWrite 433
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 60.5
199% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 353
266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB
191GB free
Firmware: 102000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1239 838 840 847 844 844 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
271% Outstanding
Read 2,003
Write 1,932
Mixed 1,705
SusWrite 909
367% 1,638 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 67.9
236% 88.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,550
DQ Write 1,253
DQ Mixed 1,376
1,037% 1393 MB/s
Poor: 184%
This bench: 271%
Great: 288%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 28.6
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 38.4
SC Mixed 30.3
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,376 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,092
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