Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics125% 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 Drive98.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 17 '20 at 15:56
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 293
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 989
96% 787 Pts
64-Core 1,221
76% 1,221 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 103%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 191
Parallax 188
139% 183 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 181
Splatting 126
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 368 393 404 407 408 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 414
Write 439
Mixed 318
SusWrite 395
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 33.4
142% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 283
229% 324 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
634GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 190 190 191 189 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 151
Mixed 85
SusWrite 190
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 25.4
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 37.3
SC Mixed 30
85% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 48
83% 48 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,498 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,050
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CPUGPUSSD
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HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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