Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 125%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics131% 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.
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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 18 '20 at 05:54
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 163
2-Core 325
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 649
8-Core 923
99% 786 Pts
64-Core 966
60% 966 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 183
Reflection 195
Parallax 180
149% 186 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 183
Splatting 136
120% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,583
Write 2,434
Mixed 1,454
479% 2,157 MB/s
4K Read 64.5
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 87.3
286% 98.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,881
DQ Write 1,618
DQ Mixed 1,676
1,276% 1,725 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
212GB free
Firmware: 8EV10171 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 935 933 935 928 922 921 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 839
Write 946
Mixed 582
SusWrite 929
186% 824 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 245
4K Mixed 56.6
267% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,706
DQ Write 944
DQ Mixed 1,036
848% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 229%
Great: 230%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 175 174 175 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 153
Mixed 105
SusWrite 174
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
875GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 130 130 130 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
73.2% Very good
Read 126
Write 125
Mixed 110
SusWrite 129
91% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 44.2
MC Mixed 29.6
112% 39.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 42.3
SC Mixed 33.5
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 110%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,219 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $982
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