Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 149%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics142% 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 Drive279% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory18.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181019
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '20 at 12:14
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 150
2-Core 278
98% 175 Pts
4-Core 578
8-Core 1,055
98% 817 Pts
64-Core 1,645
102% 1,645 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12FA) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
142% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 180
Parallax 203
153% 191 fps
MRender 232
Gravity 190
Splatting 148
150% 190 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 142%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKKW010T8 1TB
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1162 998 1003 846 647 565 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 2,362
Write 1,354
Mixed 1,290
SusWrite 870
326% 1,469 MB/s
4K Read 58.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 79.2
253% 85.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,321
DQ Write 1,045
DQ Mixed 1,118
854% 1,161 MB/s
Poor: 165%
This bench: 279%
Great: 302%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$167
2TB free
Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2389 2410 1071 848 857 857 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 1,792
Write 2,308
Mixed 1,762
SusWrite 1,406
410% 1817 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 71
230% 84.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,513
DQ Write 1,125
DQ Mixed 1345
998% 1,328 MB/s
Poor: 183%
This bench: 288%
Great: 496%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
303GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 145 145 145 139 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 162
Write 161
Mixed 85.7
SusWrite 144
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.2
262% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 88%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 28.7
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 43.5
SC Mixed 30.5
92% 32.3 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,322 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: $1,004
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