Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.44% 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 Drive279% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colori, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 30 '19 at 09:30
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 (6th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 85.9
1-Core 139
2-Core 255
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 978
86% 729 Pts
64-Core 1,602
99% 1,602 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 87.7%
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)
7.44% Terrible
Lighting 7.17
Reflection 12.6
Parallax 8.53
6% 9.42 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 7.53
Splatting 16.9
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.44%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
313GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1819 812 813 812 818 835 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 2,216
Write 2,059
Mixed 1,572
SusWrite 985
382% 1,708 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 78.1
257% 90.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,352
DQ Write 902
DQ Mixed 1,096
826% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 279%
Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 186 185 181 180 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
526GB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 62 62 62 63 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 68
Write 62.2
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 62.3
83% 61.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 7.7
4K Mixed 0.5
283% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
67.7% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 21.2
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 131%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,272 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: $973
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