Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 127%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics151% 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 Drive114% 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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 27 '19 at 01:55
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 141
2-Core 280
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 802
83% 666 Pts
64-Core 816
50% 816 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 207
Reflection 210
Parallax 216
169% 211 fps
MRender 251
Gravity 205
Splatting 132
153% 196 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 151%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 264 265 266 267 267 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 462
Mixed 455
SusWrite 274
95% 425 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 60.2
201% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 197
180% 275 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 142 143 143 144 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 162
Write 142
Mixed 95
SusWrite 143
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 28.8
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 37.9
SC Mixed 31.1
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 49.1
82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,211 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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