Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive246% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190606
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '20 at 00:32
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 88.1
1-Core 135
2-Core 250
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 807
78% 641 Pts
64-Core 1,037
64% 1,037 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 169
Parallax 153
125% 158 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 152
Splatting 108
100% 124 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ1LB3T8HMLA-00007 4TB
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDB7202Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 1079 1092 1111 1126 1155 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 1,913
Write 1095
Mixed 933
SusWrite 1,101
280% 1,260 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 50.3
168% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,220
DQ Write 1052
DQ Mixed 1,092
831% 1,122 MB/s
Poor: 137%
This bench: 246%
Great: 291%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 89 92 92 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 177
Write 125
Mixed 82
SusWrite 91
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.2% Good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 21.1
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 20.9
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,269 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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