Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics124% 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 Drive257% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory60.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 09 '20 at 03:42
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 86
1-Core 157
2-Core 305
99% 183 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,108
102% 853 Pts
64-Core 1,648
102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 188
Parallax 168
139% 176 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 169
Splatting 120
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1588 1850 1927 772 771 771 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 1,257
Write 2,166
Mixed 1,433
SusWrite 1,280
348% 1,534 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 70.1
237% 90.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,403
DQ Write 1072
DQ Mixed 1246
930% 1,240 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 257%
Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87
5.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 160 179 183 169 161 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 146
Write 127
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 167
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 7.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
430% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 64GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.4% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 21.4
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 23.3
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,376 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,092
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