Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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.
Graphics78.4% 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 Drive220% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
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 DateApr 05 '19 at 12:53
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 160
2-Core 321
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 636
8-Core 858
95% 747 Pts
64-Core 909
56% 909 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 above expectations (81st percentile)
78.4% Very good
Lighting 98.7
Reflection 90.5
Parallax 84.8
80% 91.3 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 88.4
Splatting 76.8
74% 93.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 873 970 997 1042 996 899 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1,365
Write 928
Mixed 836
SusWrite 963
229% 1,023 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 66.9
232% 94.3 MB/s
DQ Read 854
DQ Write 724
DQ Mixed 652
526% 743 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 220%
Great: 219%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
158GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 299 300 300 300 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 453
Mixed 394
SusWrite 315
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 59
206% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 353
266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
Pcie SSD 256GB
190GB free
Firmware: E8FM11.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 523 235 248 234 247 340 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 756
Write 637
Mixed 736
SusWrite 305
136% 608 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 47.5
169% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 598
DQ Write 662
DQ Mixed 583
452% 615 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 129%
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 above expectations (76th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 41.3
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 30.3
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 38.4
SC Mixed 32.6
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 104%
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 26,304 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: $1,004
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