Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive285% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 15 '19 at 01:36
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 above expectations (64th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 131
2-Core 244
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 828
77% 642 Pts
64-Core 1055
65% 1055 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
MSI(1462 3730) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.8% Good
Lighting 83.4
Reflection 75.7
Parallax 76.8
68% 78.6 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 70.1
Splatting 61.5
65% 82.2 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1377 1261 1131 1076 941 828 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
285% Outstanding
Read 2,235
Write 1,978
Mixed 1,474
SusWrite 1,103
380% 1,697 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 71.7
232% 80.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,374
DQ Write 1,153
DQ Mixed 1,241
936% 1,256 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 285%
Great: 372%
Seagate Ultra Slim MT 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
22.4% Poor
Read 35.8
Write 38
Mixed 31.2
SusWrite 40.9
27% 36.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.8
203% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.2% Good
MC Read 26
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.6
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 20.8
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,276 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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