Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive251% 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '21 at 15:12
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 129
2-Core 254
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 730
77% 617 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
60.9% Good
Lighting 79.1
Reflection 79
Parallax 75.4
64% 77.8 fps
MRender 63.8
Gravity 74.7
Splatting 60.7
54% 66.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 62%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1408 1148 1567 1300 113 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 1,563
Write 1,625
Mixed 1215
SusWrite 942
300% 1,336 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 79.5
270% 95 MB/s
DQ Read 916
DQ Write 1,188
DQ Mixed 314
443% 806 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 251%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 43.4
MC Write 47
MC Mixed 30.5
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 42.6
SC Mixed 28.8
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,219 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: $982
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