Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.7% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '20 at 17:24
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

Watch Gameplay How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 772 81% 648 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8753) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Lighting 94.1 Reflection 85.7 Parallax 80.3 77% 86.7 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 76.5 Splatting 75.9 71% 89.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 347GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1223 843 846 845 845 844 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 1999 Write 2,037 Mixed 1,677 SusWrite 908 372% 1,655 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 77.8 274% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,661 DQ Write 1,525 DQ Mixed 1,437 1,121% 1,541 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 296%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 332 325 286 162 126 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 354 Mixed 282 SusWrite 263 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 38.9 137% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 121 150% 266 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 110%
WD My Passport 1.5TB 802 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 95 95 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 108 Write 109 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 94.2 124% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 29.1 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 31.5 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,227 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 132%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,150x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16