Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics131% 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 Drive46.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '20 at 12:17
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 152
2-Core 298
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 595
8-Core 1,191
105% 893 Pts
64-Core 1,648
102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 194
Parallax 194
151% 191 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 178
Splatting 122
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$33
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 56 46 37 79 74 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 434
Write 272
Mixed 300
SusWrite 88.8
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 28.8
4K Mixed 18.8
67% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 54.5
DQ Mixed 41.1
41% 66.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
591GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 164 180 183 183 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 186
Mixed 78
SusWrite 179
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 16GB
9GB free, PID 557d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 4.7 2.8 6.3 5 6.8 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
10.8% Very poor
Read 23.8
Write 1.5
Mixed 9.5
SusWrite 4.8
10% 9.9 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 2
147% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.8%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2666C16/8G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB
2666, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 20.9
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 24.5
76% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,329 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: $1,004
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