Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '20 at 18:43
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$285
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 133
2-Core 266
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 1,058
94% 795 Pts
64-Core 1036
64% 1036 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Zotac(19DA C530) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.9% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 113
Parallax 108
94% 112 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 99
Splatting 85.2
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk U100 128GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1225G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 180 168 200 200 200 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 497
Write 192
Mixed 192
SusWrite 189
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 40.8
144% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 178
136% 190 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 55%
Transcend TS128GSSD420K 128GB
29GB free
Firmware: O1225G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 196 199 200 187 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 499
Write 201
Mixed 250
SusWrite 194
63% 286 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 41.6
145% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 177
149% 218 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149
5TB free
Firmware: DN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 216 219 221 220 220 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.9% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 21.4
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 32.7
SC Mixed 24
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,302 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $1,013
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