Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics5.23% 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 Drive83.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '20 at 23:20
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 152
2-Core 279
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 930
90% 742 Pts
64-Core 1,146
71% 1,146 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 98.1%
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. 27.20.100.8681
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
5.23% Terrible
Lighting 6.73
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 9.09
6% 9.33 fps
MRender 12.5
Gravity 7.43
Splatting 0.04
5% 6.67 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.23%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 258 258 258 252 250 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 491
Write 266
Mixed 259
SusWrite 235
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 26.1
126% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 231
185% 260 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
931GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2219 2146 1170 1134 1167 1166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
337% Outstanding
Read 2,211
Write 2,216
Mixed 1,369
SusWrite 1,500
409% 1,824 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 89.8
301% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,477
DQ Write 1,384
DQ Mixed 1,394
1,056% 1,418 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 337%
Great: 372%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
82GB free
Firmware: DXT08B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 244 244 242 242 245 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 472
Write 252
Mixed 177
SusWrite 244
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 23
130% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 59.2
104% 208 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 21.2
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 23.8
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 71%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,227 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: $985
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