Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics47% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive287% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210708
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateOct 19 '21 at 06:53
Run Duration345 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400-$161
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 131
2-Core 259
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 746
78% 628 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.30.19.01
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
47% Average
Lighting 60.4
Reflection 54.2
Parallax 76.7
49% 63.8 fps
MRender 56.4
Gravity 60.8
Splatting 42.7
43% 53.3 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 47%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1064 826 835 840 842 832 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 2,360
Write 2,261
Mixed 1,427
SusWrite 873
387% 1,730 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 85.3
281% 97.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,384
DQ Write 924
DQ Mixed 1,178
873% 1,162 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 287%
Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
333GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2266 598 619 617 617 615 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 2,167
Write 2,091
Mixed 1,205
SusWrite 889
355% 1,588 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 82.5
276% 95.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,444
DQ Write 910
DQ Mixed 1,199
888% 1,184 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 279%
Great: 340%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB
14GB free, PID 5571
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
5.58% Terrible
Read 22.4
Write 5.2
Mixed 6.7
SusWrite 4.4
10% 9.68 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.4
32% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.58%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
97% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 26.4
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 27.6
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97%
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 26,446 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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