Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '19 at 07:21
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 12%

 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 i9-9900K-$409
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 142
2-Core 272
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 864
83% 685 Pts
64-Core 1,487
92% 1,487 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 188
Parallax 188
142% 183 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 175
Splatting 120
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2359
Write 1,469
Mixed 1,195
369% 1,674 MB/s
4K Read 57.7
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 75.5
255% 88.7 MB/s
DQ Read 977
DQ Write 1,081
DQ Mixed 1,012
766% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
466GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 145 146 147 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 149
Write 137
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 146
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3466C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
69.5% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 21.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 21.1
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 125%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,211 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: $963
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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