Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics103% 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 Drive155% 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)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 23 '20 at 23:49
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$260
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 309
97% 179 Pts
4-Core 603
8-Core 1,184
106% 893 Pts
64-Core 1,178
73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 146
Parallax 126
109% 135 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 131
Splatting 107
95% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDA 1TB
774GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10112006 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 1305 1403 1406 1410 1754 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 1,068
Write 1,166
Mixed 1,050
SusWrite 1433
267% 1,179 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 16.9
4K Mixed 14.8
34% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 9.8
DQ Write 586
DQ Mixed 1,278
698% 625 MB/s
Poor: 190%
This bench: 155%
Great: 292%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
954GB free
Firmware: CXY7501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 1179 1174 1170 1171 1171 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
297% Outstanding
Read 2,037
Write 1,544
Mixed 1,200
SusWrite 1,204
334% 1,496 MB/s
4K Read 61.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 75
250% 83.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,702
DQ Write 1,208
DQ Mixed 1,319
1,022% 1,410 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 297%
Great: 294%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 39.6
MC Write 42.1
MC Mixed 32.6
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 45
SC Mixed 31.5
92% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 107%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,441 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,086
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