Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics122% 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 Drive79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '21 at 23:04
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 146
2-Core 287
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 838
87% 700 Pts
64-Core 832
52% 832 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
Sapphire(1DA2 E445) ≥ 4GB; pn s88-1e445-000sa
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing below potential (54th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 137
Parallax 297
115% 192 fps
MRender 235
Gravity 146
Splatting 174
150% 185 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 122%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 151 104 78 71 66 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
79% Very good
Read 464
Write 199
Mixed 320
SusWrite 120
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 36.2
140% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 24.7
75% 162 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79%
Great: 91%
XPG SPECTRIX S20G 1TB
387GB free
Firmware: VC0S0287
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1651 1642 1711 1465 268 268 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 2,248
Write 1,736
Mixed 1,239
SusWrite 1,167
357% 1,598 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 66.3
227% 80.9 MB/s
DQ Read 650
DQ Write 960
DQ Mixed 784
599% 798 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 267%
Great: 306%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB
853GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 142 142 140 142 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 25% Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 42
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 33
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 45.2
SC Mixed 29.9
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,362 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: $1,092
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