Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 201%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 192%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive337% 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)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 31 '20 at 21:54
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 163
2-Core 325
105% 194 Pts
4-Core 648
8-Core 1,250
113% 949 Pts
64-Core 1,177
73% 1,177 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 108%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
189% Outstanding
Lighting 274
Reflection 261
Parallax 351
223% 295 fps
MRender 321
Gravity 253
Splatting 149
187% 241 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 189%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92
844GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 935 1440 1519 1516 1516 1530 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
337% Outstanding
Read 2587
Write 2,432
Mixed 1,914
SusWrite 1,409
468% 2,086 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 86.4
286% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,447
DQ Write 1,171
DQ Mixed 1,308
980% 1,309 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 337%
Great: 410%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146
872GB free
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 474 472 473 473 471 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 464
Mixed 410
SusWrite 472
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 54.4
182% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 288
236% 336 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 122%
Great: 125%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
597GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 149 155 155 153 155 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 120
Write 122
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 154
75% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 31.9
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 45.5
SC Mixed 31.2
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 57.6
69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 105%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,262 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: $975
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