Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics109% 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 Drive211% 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.
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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200921
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '20 at 20:06
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 163
2-Core 332
106% 196 Pts
4-Core 660
8-Core 1,283
115% 971 Pts
64-Core 1,290
80% 1,290 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
109% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 140
Parallax 118
109% 131 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 137
Splatting 109
115% 146 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 109%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 731 438 425 426 427 428 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 1,680
Write 1,552
Mixed 1,259
SusWrite 479
278% 1,243 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 59.7
222% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,100
DQ Write 1,019
DQ Mixed 959
747% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 211%
Great: 237%
Kioxia-exceria SSD 500GB
340GB free
Firmware: ECFA12.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1541 1541 1269 722 721 723 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,191
Write 1,330
Mixed 1,250
SusWrite 1,086
274% 1,214 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 58.4
200% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,397
DQ Write 1,163
DQ Mixed 1,206
924% 1,255 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 233%
Great: 240%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
839GB free, PID 0901
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 137 139 139 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 144
Write 141
Mixed 20
SusWrite 138
144% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
39% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 42.8
MC Mixed 32.6
111% 39 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 44.5
SC Mixed 29.9
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,259 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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