Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 127%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics126% 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 Drive347% 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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 15 '18 at 04:34
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 170
2-Core 340
109% 202 Pts
4-Core 654
8-Core 1,196
111% 925 Pts
64-Core 1162
72% 1162 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Zotac(19DA 3500) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 171
Parallax 181
139% 174 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 154
Splatting 113
120% 152 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 134%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116
893GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1492 1605 1656 1653 1670 1150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
347% Outstanding
Read 2,555
Write 1,659
Mixed 1,363
SusWrite 1,538
397% 1,779 MB/s
4K Read 69.8
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 96
313% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,366
DQ Write 1,040
DQ Mixed 1,189
893% 1,198 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 347%
Great: 355%
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 below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.4% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 15
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 18.6
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 54.4%
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 26,220 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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