Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.8% 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.
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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181019
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 31 '19 at 21:25
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 145
2-Core 295
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 824
85% 685 Pts
64-Core 822
51% 822 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 136
Parallax 127
101% 129 fps
MRender 96.4
Gravity 121
Splatting 104
88% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 295 300 297 302 304 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 306
Mixed 282
SusWrite 298
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 35.9
146% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 234
192% 272 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 129%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 466 469 471 470 471 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 475
Mixed 373
SusWrite 468
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 52.7
181% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 261
220% 321 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 120%
Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
322GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 137 141 139 140 140 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 161
Write 158
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 139
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
234% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 28.8
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 38.9
SC Mixed 30.9
88% 31 GB/s
Latency 49.5
81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 103%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,263 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: $975
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HDDRAMUSB
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