Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics122% 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 Drive116% 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)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1750 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190902
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 10 '20 at 16:29
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 157
2-Core 315
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 613
8-Core 1,084
102% 849 Pts
64-Core 1688
104% 1688 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 162
Parallax 165
133% 163 fps
MRender 199
Gravity 142
Splatting 104
116% 148 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 122%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 407 478 484 484 485 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 477
Mixed 429
SusWrite 442
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 51.5
172% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 348
262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 116%
Great: 131%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
798GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 172 173 172 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 168
Mixed 121
SusWrite 171
118% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
465GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 113 113 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 116
Write 108
Mixed 73
SusWrite 113
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.1% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 15.1
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 18.5
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,213 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: $963
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