Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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 Drive87.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201201
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 13 '22 at 21:14
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 81.3
1-Core 131
2-Core 257
86% 157 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 815
76% 634 Pts
64-Core 1,068
66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Gigabyte(1458 3FFB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
131% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 176
Parallax 179
145% 178 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 155
Splatting 128
128% 160 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 131%
Great: 139%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme SK hynix BC501 H 256GB
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 360 361 362 363 363 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 324
Write 547
Mixed 282
SusWrite 363
86% 379 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 99.5
4K Mixed 26.5
124% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 437
DQ Mixed 281
231% 323 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 160%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 M378A1K43CB2-CTD Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
70.4% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 21.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 23.5
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,272 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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