Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive355% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190129
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 30 '19 at 12:37
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$427
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 157
2-Core 307
101% 186 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 1,170
105% 886 Pts
64-Core 1,648
102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.6% Very poor
Lighting 19.9
Reflection 23
Parallax 18.7
16% 20.5 fps
MRender 28.4
Gravity 19.9
Splatting 25.9
20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1826 1835 1834 1751 1747 1749 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
355% Outstanding
Read 2,530
Write 1980
Mixed 1,094
SusWrite 1,790
413% 1,849 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 79.6
271% 96.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,462
DQ Write 1,266
DQ Mixed 1,340
1,011% 1,356 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 355%
Great: 393%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
448GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2379 2359 2427 2457 2424 2456 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
404% Outstanding
Read 2,530
Write 2,433
Mixed 1251
SusWrite 2,417
485% 2,158 MB/s
4K Read 60.7
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 84.5
290% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,549
DQ Write 1,391
DQ Mixed 1,480
1,107% 1,473 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 404%
Great: 425%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.1% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.9
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 24
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.1%
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 26,199 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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