Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.5% 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 Drive46.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 29 '20 at 13:06
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 87.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 225
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 904
81% 682 Pts
64-Core 1,205
75% 1,205 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.5% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 109
Parallax 94
86% 103 fps
MRender 95.7
Gravity 95.7
Splatting 95.1
78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SNAT128G1122 128GB
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2333000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 151 169 173 172 173 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 297
Write 138
Mixed 116
SusWrite 162
40% 178 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 10.5
63% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 70.7
76% 125 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
40.1% Average
MC Read 14
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 11.3
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 13.9
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,254 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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