Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics7.62% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive96.4% 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190606
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateAug 07 '19 at 20:26
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 162
2-Core 324
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 629
8-Core 1,261
111% 945 Pts
64-Core 1,291
80% 1,291 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 108%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.62% Terrible
Lighting 7.17
Reflection 12.8
Parallax 8.84
6% 9.61 fps
MRender 13.8
Gravity 7.83
Splatting 17.5
11% 13 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.62%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 151 137 134 134 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 453
Mixed 437
SusWrite 174
88% 394 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 34.6
179% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 48.2
100% 200 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 100%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB
714GB free
Firmware: 77.04D77
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 91 91 91 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 89.5
Write 86.5
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 90.7
61% 82.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 57%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23
455GB free
Firmware: AX001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 116 117 117 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 112
Write 114
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 116
69% 94.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 26.8
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 30.1
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 47.5
84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,222 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $985
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