Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive293% 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)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '21 at 20:06
Run Duration271 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 157
2-Core 314
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 628
8-Core 1,182
108% 905 Pts
64-Core 1,190
74% 1,190 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 107%
Great: 105%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 817 660 657 659 659 619 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2,495
Write 2,360
Mixed 1,649
SusWrite 679
401% 1,795 MB/s
4K Read 62.7
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 84.8
281% 97.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,560
DQ Write 1,350
DQ Mixed 1,427
1,077% 1,446 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 293%
Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
874GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 503 505 505 505 506 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
432GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2096 2305 1068 1067 1066 1134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
347% Outstanding
Read 2,497
Write 2,365
Mixed 1,689
SusWrite 1,456
449% 2,002 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 83.9
278% 96.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,738
DQ Write 1,503
DQ Mixed 1,600
1,205% 1,613 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 347%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 30.2
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 41.1
SC Mixed 28.4
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 52.6
76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,227 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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HDDRAMUSB
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