Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics78.8% 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 Drive197% 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.
Run History
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MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 30 '19 at 14:55
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 159
2-Core 318
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 625
8-Core 915
96% 770 Pts
64-Core 931
58% 931 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 107%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Lighting 99.7
Reflection 91.1
Parallax 84.9
81% 91.9 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 87.3
Splatting 77
74% 92.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 977 1088 1036 1107 949 884 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
197% Outstanding
Read 955
Write 1,044
Mixed 786
SusWrite 1,007
214% 948 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 61.6
212% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 717
DQ Write 718
DQ Mixed 581
474% 672 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 197%
Great: 219%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
170GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 300 300 301 300 301 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 483
Mixed 397
SusWrite 318
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 62.5
218% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 354
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 123%
Great: 124%
Pcie SSD 256GB
84GB free
Firmware: E8FM11.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 245 239 250 243 354 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 721
Write 781
Mixed 659
SusWrite 308
139% 617 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 51.6
185% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 556
DQ Write 673
DQ Mixed 582
448% 604 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 132%
Great: 214%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 45
MC Write 47.1
MC Mixed 31.4
118% 41.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 49.1
SC Mixed 33.2
100% 35 GB/s
Latency 49.4
81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 116%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,302 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $1,014
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