Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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)
Memory17 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190606
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 07 '20 at 00:09
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 1,049
98% 814 Pts
64-Core 1,006
62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 101%
Great: 105%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,463
Write 2246
Mixed 1,572
465% 2,094 MB/s
4K Read 55.3
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 75.6
251% 88 MB/s
DQ Read 1,265
DQ Write 1,140
DQ Mixed 1,189
895% 1,198 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB
129GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 728 530 606 602 717 546 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 570
Write 423
Mixed 142
SusWrite 621
98% 439 MB/s
4K Read 6.8
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 2.4
20% 6.93 MB/s
DQ Read 19
DQ Write 21.8
DQ Mixed 11.4
11% 17.4 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 565%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 169 170 168 170 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 74.8
Mixed 26.3
SusWrite 169
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.7
327% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 28.3
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 31.6
SC Mixed 20.6
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 84.3%
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 26,302 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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HDDRAMUSB
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