Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.76% 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 Drive174% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190606
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 22 '19 at 03:41
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 71.9
1-Core 148
2-Core 290
90% 170 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 850
85% 692 Pts
64-Core 1,481
92% 1,481 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7063
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.76% Terrible
Lighting 6.53
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 8.38
5% 8.38 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 15.4
10% 11.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.76%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
252GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 933 809 781 370 295 311 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 1,398
Write 1,488
Mixed 1,567
SusWrite 583
283% 1,259 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 53
174% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 652
DQ Write 600
DQ Mixed 644
478% 632 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 174%
Great: 297%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102
926GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 420 407 382 365 414 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 470
Write 443
Mixed 341
SusWrite 402
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 42
4K Mixed 30.4
96% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 256
208% 297 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 120%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 5TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 13 13 10 13 9.8 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
7.94% Terrible
Read 14.5
Write 24.5
Mixed 1.3
SusWrite 12.3
9% 13.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.2
81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 7.94%
Great: 320%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TYA4U2666D19161C 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
57.8% Above average
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.1
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.3
36% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 97.1
41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,269 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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