Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 137%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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.
Graphics128% 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 Drive207% 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateJun 25 '20 at 18:11
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 97.6
1-Core 162
2-Core 273
100% 177 Pts
4-Core 644
8-Core 1,260
113% 952 Pts
64-Core 1,259
78% 1,259 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
MSI(1462 3721) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (78th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 161
Parallax 178
145% 172 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 151
Splatting 109
117% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 453 434 426 390 380 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,607
Write 1,458
Mixed 1,344
SusWrite 426
270% 1,209 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 67.6
236% 88.9 MB/s
DQ Read 853
DQ Write 1,116
DQ Mixed 804
657% 924 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 207%
Great: 238%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275
1.5TB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 420 475 478 477 480 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 489
Mixed 446
SusWrite 437
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 67.4
224% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 354
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB
180GB free
Firmware: 102000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1262 844 846 845 844 847 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 2,021
Write 1,939
Mixed 1,692
SusWrite 915
368% 1,642 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 69.6
242% 90.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,611
DQ Write 1,291
DQ Mixed 1431
1,076% 1,444 MB/s
Poor: 184%
This bench: 276%
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 @ 3400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 30.1
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 32.3
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 47.8
84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 105%
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 26,262 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: $975
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