Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics122% 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 Drive89.1% 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJul 14 '20 at 02:49
Run Duration234 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$295
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,184
105% 891 Pts
64-Core 1,185
73% 1,185 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8280
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.15% Terrible
Lighting 6.67
Reflection 12
Parallax 8.78
5% 9.16 fps
MRender 13.1
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 16.5
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.15%
Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 159
Parallax 169
135% 165 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 145
Splatting 104
113% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 195 173 169 168 165 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 493
Write 239
Mixed 240
SusWrite 177
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 36.7
145% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 197
182% 281 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 128%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
550GB free
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1625 1691 1699 1689 1705 1703 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
316% Outstanding
Read 2,007
Write 2,198
Mixed 1,717
SusWrite 1,685
429% 1,902 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 66.3
230% 84.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,702
DQ Write 1,077
DQ Mixed 1,318
1,002% 1,366 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 316%
Great: 347%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 202 203 200 202 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 154
Mixed 82.8
SusWrite 202
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 115%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 22.2
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 25
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,301 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: $993
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