Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.57% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive353% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 09 '19 at 03:34
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 86.2
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
97% 179 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,011
98% 804 Pts
64-Core 1605
99% 1605 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.57% Terrible
Lighting 6.6
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 7.78
5% 8.56 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 13.7
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.57%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2149 2082 2058 1853 2106 1982 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
353% Outstanding
Read 2,471
Write 2,191
Mixed 1,324
SusWrite 2,038
450% 2,006 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 69.4
237% 85 MB/s
DQ Read 1,351
DQ Write 1,208
DQ Mixed 1,261
951% 1,273 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 353%
Great: 393%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174
2TB free
Firmware: CC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 134 134 133 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 140
Write 138
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 132
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 78%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.7% Good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 20.4
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 16.7
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,217 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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