Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 154%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics136% 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 Drive344% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '20 at 22:17
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 159
2-Core 318
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 636
8-Core 1,255
112% 946 Pts
64-Core 1,746
108% 1,746 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 182
Parallax 180
155% 184 fps
MRender 204
Gravity 164
Splatting 114
126% 161 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 136%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2224 2264 1488 1513 1524 1530 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
344% Outstanding
Read 2,614
Write 2417
Mixed 1,868
SusWrite 1,757
486% 2,164 MB/s
4K Read 68.5
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 86.6
279% 92.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,140
DQ Write 867
DQ Mixed 976
738% 994 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 344%
Great: 372%
SanDisk Cruzer 32GB
25GB free, PID 5530, Sandisk Cruzer
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 10 9.4 8.3 10 8.3 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
17.5% Very poor
Read 25.9
Write 17.7
Mixed 20.6
SusWrite 10.2
24% 18.6 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 2.6
225% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 37.8
MC Mixed 29.8
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 46.4
SC Mixed 32
98% 34.2 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,270 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: $973
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