Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics101% 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 Drive283% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190318
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 14 '21 at 03:30
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 151
2-Core 264
96% 170 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,114
102% 855 Pts
64-Core 1,164
72% 1,164 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Gigabyte(1458 4011) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 116
Parallax 135
103% 126 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 122
Splatting 79.8
97% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 669 797 795 815 803 826 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 2,590
Write 2,391
Mixed 1,811
SusWrite 784
423% 1,894 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 77.6
250% 84.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,362
DQ Write 1,041
DQ Mixed 1,131
865% 1,178 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 283%
Great: 355%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
860GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 78 78 78 78 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 178
Write 80.6
Mixed 63.9
SusWrite 77.2
73% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3900 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 44.5
MC Write 47.6
MC Mixed 31.3
118% 41.1 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 44.6
SC Mixed 31.3
92% 32.3 GB/s
Latency 55.8
72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 113%
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 26,270 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: $973
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