Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
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.
Graphics77.5% 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 Drive277% 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)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '20 at 16:29
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
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 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 i7-9700-$260
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 301
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 587
8-Core 1,162
103% 875 Pts
64-Core 1,160
72% 1,160 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 103%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Zotac(19DA 3527) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.5% Very good
Lighting 98.5
Reflection 92.5
Parallax 91.5
80% 94.2 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 87.2
Splatting 75.7
72% 90.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32A0T54B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 1308 1280 740 637 576 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 2,422
Write 1,745
Mixed 1,449
SusWrite 905
363% 1,630 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 78.3
264% 90.7 MB/s
DQ Read 754
DQ Write 1,197
DQ Mixed 485
505% 812 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 277%
Great: 311%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 435 162 63 69 57 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 630
Write 340
Mixed 348
SusWrite 188
83% 376 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 26.9
121% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 501
DQ Mixed 202
193% 290 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 133%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 12TB
9TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 555 556 565 572 566 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
60% Above average
Read 573
Write 264
Mixed 116
SusWrite 536
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 10.2
4K Mixed 1.3
12% 4.9 MB/s
DQ Read 30.5
DQ Write 14.8
DQ Mixed 11.1
11% 18.8 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 60%
Great: 188%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 42.6
MC Mixed 32.6
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 46.4
SC Mixed 30.9
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 55.4
72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 109%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,220 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $985
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