Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 113%
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181019
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '19 at 20:05
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 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 i7-8700-$200
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 91.8
1-Core 137
2-Core 275
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 854
86% 701 Pts
64-Core 1,134
70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 191
Parallax 178
150% 184 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 185
Splatting 128
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6291
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
7.33% Terrible
Lighting 6.93
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 8.53
6% 9.21 fps
MRender 12.9
Gravity 7.63
Splatting 16.8
11% 12.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.33%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
315GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 120 121 128 100 110 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 152
Write 155
Mixed 84
SusWrite 115
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 21.4
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 23.3
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 71%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,200 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: $966
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