Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190606
Uptime12 Days
Run DateJan 27 '20 at 00:39
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 92.6
1-Core 152
2-Core 306
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 903
93% 751 Pts
64-Core 899
56% 899 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 123
Parallax 127
105% 126 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 115
Splatting 102
105% 133 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 36 86 73 51 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 399
Write 225
Mixed 340
SusWrite 91.6
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 41.6
166% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 176
176% 281 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
103GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 96 92 96 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 138
Write 132
Mixed 84
SusWrite 96
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.8% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 12.7
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 14.8
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 110%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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