Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.14% 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 Drive86.5% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '18 at 11:22
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 83.6
1-Core 134
2-Core 273
89% 164 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 846
81% 666 Pts
64-Core 1,073
66% 1,073 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6291
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
7.14% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 8.31
6% 8.87 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 7.27
Splatting 16.5
10% 12 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.14%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 273 275 285 272 284 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Read 421
Write 271
Mixed 239
SusWrite 276
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 31.9
134% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 233
186% 264 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
898GB free
Firmware: HPH4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 184 186 188 188 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 191
Mixed 85
SusWrite 186
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GB-$221
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.7
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 21.5
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 63%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,441 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,086
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