Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 141%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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.
Graphics123% 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 Drive310% 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)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '20 at 16:31
Run Duration269 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$292
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 97.1
1-Core 160
2-Core 319
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 641
8-Core 1,278
113% 959 Pts
64-Core 1,762
109% 1,762 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 167
Reflection 187
Parallax 181
136% 178 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 171
Splatting 123
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1530 1520 1503 1550 1527 1490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
310% Outstanding
Read 2,138
Write 1,479
Mixed 642
SusWrite 1,520
322% 1,445 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 71
244% 87.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,316
DQ Write 1,206
DQ Mixed 1,088
864% 1,204 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 310%
Great: 306%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
81GB free
Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,999
Write 1,388
Mixed 676
298% 1,354 MB/s
4K Read 59.4
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 72.2
261% 93.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,625
DQ Write 1,122
DQ Mixed 993
844% 1,246 MB/s
Poor: 134% Great: 292%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
721GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 485 492 490 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 471
Mixed 423
SusWrite 489
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 68.1
234% 85.6 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 357
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 139%
Great: 133%
Skhynix SC300 HFS512G32MND-3210A 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: 20131P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 475 474 475 475 474 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 464
Mixed 379
SusWrite 474
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 42.2
154% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 292
236% 333 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 112%
Great: 107%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$22
1.5TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 179 179 180 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 173
Mixed 96.6
SusWrite 179
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 106%
Great: 103%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
496GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 134 134 134 134 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 138
Write 124
Mixed 99.6
SusWrite 133
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
109% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 85%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB
26GB free, PID 0316
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 52 52 52 52 51 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
33.8% Below average
Read 72.6
Write 50.9
Mixed 47.9
SusWrite 50.9
72% 55.6 MB/s
4K Read 9.9
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 4.7
305% 5.93 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 30.7
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 32
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 105%
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 26,216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $982
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