Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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 Drive252% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateOct 17 '19 at 03:18
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 86.8
1-Core 88.3
2-Core 261
79% 145 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 887
85% 699 Pts
64-Core 1,371
85% 1,371 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 91%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 135
Parallax 132
117% 137 fps
MRender 167
Gravity 120
Splatting 100
102% 129 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 110%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
639GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 558 994 482 444 442 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 2,355
Write 2,089
Mixed 1,564
SusWrite 566
366% 1,643 MB/s
4K Read 52.1
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 72.8
237% 82.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,180
DQ Write 1,034
DQ Mixed 1,089
822% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 252%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
21GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 40 33 45 50 50 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
798GB free
Firmware: MN6OA5Q0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 116 116 116 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 111
Write 122
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 115
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
66.9% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 21
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 17.3
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,270 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: $973
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