Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 25 '21 at 21:12
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 80.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 250
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 790
76% 628 Pts
64-Core 1,077
67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 100%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.7% Very good
Lighting 96.9
Reflection 99.7
Parallax 97.2
79% 97.9 fps
MRender 87.7
Gravity 90.6
Splatting 87.2
72% 88.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 88%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
3.26% Terrible
Lighting 1
Reflection 8.2
Parallax 8.4
1% 5.87 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 11
8% 9.63 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.26%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB
463GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4D77
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 35 31 17 37 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 92.5
Write 85
Mixed 56
SusWrite 32
49% 66.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 57%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB
14GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
9.18% Terrible
Read 37.5
Write 10.3
Mixed 15.7
SusWrite 4.8
19% 17.1 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.8
64% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 9.18%
Great: 8%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB
14GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 4.8 4.8 4.2 4.8 4.7 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
5.34% Terrible
Read 23.3
Write 20
Mixed 2
SusWrite 5
15% 12.6 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.34%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
59% Above average
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 17.8
62% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 14.8
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 79.7
50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 59%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,404 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,080
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