Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.5% 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 Drive121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210413
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 18 '21 at 02:46
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 43%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 88.2
1-Core 145
2-Core 286
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 895
86% 710 Pts
64-Core 1,488
92% 1,488 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 93%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 13AD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.5% Outstanding
Lighting 105
Reflection 105
Parallax 115
85% 108 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 109
Splatting 101
101% 127 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 478 482 463 364 356 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 480
Mixed 416
SusWrite 436
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 56.4
185% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 351
264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 121%
Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
466GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 482 483 485 427 340 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 469
Mixed 417
SusWrite 449
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 46.4
163% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 352
264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 114%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
39.9% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 11.6
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 13.1
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 39.9%
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 26,271 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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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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