Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 160%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 149%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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.
Graphics154% 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 Drive276% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '19 at 20:50
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 150
2-Core 295
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,018
98% 807 Pts
64-Core 1,148
71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
154% Outstanding
Lighting 216
Reflection 213
Parallax 216
176% 215 fps
MRender 249
Gravity 212
Splatting 124
152% 195 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 154%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1480 1549 1288 283 426 420 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 2,085
Write 1,407
Mixed 1,252
SusWrite 908
315% 1,413 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 83.4
266% 93.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,337
DQ Write 1099
DQ Mixed 1072
843% 1,169 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 276%
Great: 308%
Intel 545s Series 512GB-$95
211GB free
Firmware: LHF004C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 446 436 444 443 443 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 465
Mixed 446
SusWrite 444
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 64.7
207% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 257
211% 299 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 127%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4C3200C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 40.3
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 28.5
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 28.1
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,253 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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