Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics123% 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 Drive85.8% 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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180814
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 19 '20 at 03:09
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 98.9
1-Core 159
2-Core 318
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 946
95% 771 Pts
64-Core 953
59% 953 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 105%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 185
Parallax 171
138% 175 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 167
Splatting 122
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 159 143 156 114 114 MB/s
Performing below potential (95th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
85.8% Excellent
Read 246
Write 199
Mixed 264
SusWrite 139
48% 212 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 51
188% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 200
154% 210 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 86%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB
5GB free
Firmware: SBFA12.2
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 466
Write 288
Mixed 337
80% 364 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 1.2
95% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 14.4
DQ Mixed 20
43% 96.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 90%
Corsair Force 3 60GB
44GB free
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 63 63 64 66 66 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Read 190
Write 72
Mixed 106
SusWrite 64.8
24% 108 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 31.9
122% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 68.8
DQ Mixed 88.9
70% 98 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 52%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
381GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 70 71 70 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
37% Below average
Read 58.8
Write 57
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 70.1
48% 64.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 46.1
MC Write 44.3
MC Mixed 32.8
117% 41.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 43.3
SC Mixed 35
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 41.4
97% 41.4 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 115%
Great: 129%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,267 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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