Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive120% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190318
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 10 '19 at 10:48
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 below expectations (35th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 77.2
1-Core 129
2-Core 260
84% 155 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 690
77% 604 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 86%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
890GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 474 475 313 467 472 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 479
Mixed 457
SusWrite 446
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 54.7
180% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 352
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
592GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 474 474 479 477 477 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 426
Mixed 412
SusWrite 476
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 47.5
168% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 352
264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 117%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3007 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.2% Very good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 18.2
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 22.3
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 86
46% 86 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,263 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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