Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.18% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive191% 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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 09 '19 at 04:18
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Memory 90.3
1-Core 137
2-Core 272
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 844
84% 685 Pts
64-Core 1,098
68% 1,098 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6709
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
7.18% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 11.9
Parallax 8.53
6% 9.04 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 7.53
Splatting 16.8
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.18%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$4
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 895 561 532 536 539 539 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1,884
Write 1,022
Mixed 639
SusWrite 600
229% 1,036 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 64.1
191% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 788
DQ Write 48.5
DQ Mixed 84.4
146% 307 MB/s
Poor: 148%
This bench: 191%
Great: 293%
WD WD1001FAES-60Z2A0 1TB
480GB free
Firmware: 06.01D06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 41 37 38 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
15.1% Very poor
Read 13.8
Write 43.5
Mixed 40.7
SusWrite 38.8
26% 34.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.2
45% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 75%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1.5TB
19GB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 85 87 85 84 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 82.3
Write 91.5
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 86.1
56% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
120% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.7% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 20.2
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 21.8
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,254 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: $978
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