Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive276% 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)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 27 '20 at 06:17
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8500-$120
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
90% Outstanding
Memory 84.7
1-Core 130
2-Core 260
87% 158 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 742
78% 628 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 120
Parallax 108
98% 116 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 98.1
Splatting 85.3
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB512HAJQ-000H1 512GB
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA73H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1538 819 621 624 622 596 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 2,325
Write 1,771
Mixed 1,234
SusWrite 803
341% 1,533 MB/s
4K Read 60.7
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 76.9
253% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,586
DQ Write 918
DQ Mixed 1,194
904% 1,233 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 276%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 27
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 27.1
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,200 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: $974
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