Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics113% 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 Drive64.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '19 at 17:18
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$258
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 162
2-Core 324
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 1,122
107% 885 Pts
64-Core 1,202
74% 1,202 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 170
Parallax 154
122% 158 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 154
Splatting 116
104% 128 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 251 266 261 266 256 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 303
Write 218
Mixed 212
SusWrite 257
56% 247 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 25.3
83% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 184
152% 218 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 134%
Intenso Sata III 480GB
377GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 290 254 252 251 253 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 304
Write 305
Mixed 262
SusWrite 267
64% 284 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 47.1
164% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 88.9
116% 207 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 101%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB
11GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 3 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
5.77% Terrible
Read 25.5
Write 18.5
Mixed 0.5
SusWrite 4.4
14% 12.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.77%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
93% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 28.3
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 25.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 50.6
79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 93%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,200 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: $974
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