Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 163%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 163%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics157% 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 Drive241% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJul 12 '20 at 07:01
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 593
8-Core 1,079
100% 836 Pts
64-Core 1,555
96% 1,555 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
157% Outstanding
Lighting 216
Reflection 227
Parallax 240
176% 228 fps
MRender 264
Gravity 218
Splatting 142
163% 208 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 157%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 518 288 242 229 293 291 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 2,367
Write 1,165
Mixed 1,097
SusWrite 310
272% 1,235 MB/s
4K Read 67.3
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 90.4
304% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 825
DQ Write 648
DQ Mixed 262
325% 578 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 241%
Great: 244%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
157GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 483 484 488 487 484 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 478
Mixed 402
SusWrite 484
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 56
184% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 123%
Great: 134%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
41GB free
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 183 147 102 96 84 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 468
Write 426
Mixed 377
SusWrite 139
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 18
79% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 33.2
83% 170 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 86%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 70 72 75 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 162
Write 84.5
Mixed 76
SusWrite 84.6
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 29.3
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 44
SC Mixed 30.4
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 101%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,267 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: $978
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