Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics17.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive217% 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)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 27 '19 at 01:17
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 746
78% 626 Pts
64-Core 746
46% 746 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
Gigabyte(1458 22FE) 2GB
CLim: 1183 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Lighting 18.5
Reflection 30.6
Parallax 21.4
15% 23.5 fps
MRender 28.8
Gravity 15.8
Splatting 33.7
22% 26.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1268 397 389 405 406 408 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 2,439
Write 1978
Mixed 1,317
SusWrite 546
349% 1,570 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 57.1
4K Mixed 55
196% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,009
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 300
293% 491 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 217%
Great: 302%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
713GB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 152 146 152 152 153 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 149
Write 134
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 151
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 44.5
MC Write 47.3
MC Mixed 31.7
118% 41.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 44.1
SC Mixed 30.1
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 114%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,200 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: $974
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