Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive61.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 09:40
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 225
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 592
67% 526 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 103%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
284GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 295 343 384 400 386 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 388
Write 52.9
Mixed 326
SusWrite 351
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 23.2
4K Mixed 8.7
52% 16.8 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 220
164% 217 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 134%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
246GB free
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1207 1149 1422 1497 1513 1514 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 1,851
Write 1,779
Mixed 1543
SusWrite 1,384
369% 1,639 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 40.3
130% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 262
193% 254 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 210%
Great: 347%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 99 105 105 107 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 75.6
Write 134
Mixed 107
SusWrite 105
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.7
180% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 52%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 26.9
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 24.5
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 86.8%
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 26,385 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,090
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176Nvidia 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) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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