Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics6.35% 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 Drive332% 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.
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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '21 at 14:00
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 162
2-Core 324
105% 194 Pts
4-Core 635
8-Core 962
99% 798 Pts
64-Core 952
59% 952 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 107%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8190
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.35% Terrible
Lighting 6.4
Reflection 9.8
Parallax 8.7
5% 8.3 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 11.6
8% 10.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.35%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
416GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2176 798 793 798 799 795 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
332% Outstanding
Read 2,586
Write 2,287
Mixed 1,442
SusWrite 1,026
410% 1,836 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 87.3
286% 98.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,880
DQ Write 1,579
DQ Mixed 1,687
1,275% 1,715 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 332%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4RL.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 42.1
MC Write 42
MC Mixed 28.6
107% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 44.1
SC Mixed 30.4
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 105%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,213 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: $963
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