Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics42.2% 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 Drive169% 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.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200921
Uptime18.6 Days
Run DateOct 04 '22 at 13:36
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 57%
Watch Gameplay: 1650 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i9-9900-$1,989
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 66.5
1-Core 120
2-Core 268
80% 151 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 800
79% 644 Pts
64-Core 1,103
68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
Nvidia(10DE 1F82) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.65
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
42.2% Average
Lighting 54.2
Reflection 57.1
Parallax 49.8
44% 53.7 fps
MRender 42.7
Gravity 51.6
Splatting 46.3
38% 46.9 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 46%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 779 1008 1111 983 814 778 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 1,406
Write 1,322
Mixed 943
SusWrite 912
257% 1,146 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 30.9
105% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 769
DQ Mixed 290
294% 459 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 169%
Great: 393%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X16GE2666C16K4 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2733 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
62.7% Good
MC Read 21
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 17.7
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 20.6
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,285 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: $978
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