Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive247% 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.
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)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190104
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 01:10
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 79.3
1-Core 135
2-Core 225
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 574
71% 544 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
MSI(1462 3733) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.1% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 115
Parallax 117
98% 118 fps
MRender 166
Gravity 114
Splatting 94.3
99% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1188 1156 1128 847 572 522 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 1,945
Write 1738
Mixed 1,443
SusWrite 902
338% 1,507 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 63.5
207% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,254
DQ Write 962
DQ Mixed 1,177
861% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 247%
Great: 410%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
88GB free
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 385 394 264 243 245 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 359
Write 425
Mixed 346
SusWrite 314
82% 361 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 77.7
4K Mixed 30.1
111% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 326
247% 332 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
50.6% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 17.6
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 13.9
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 81.9
49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,224 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair 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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