Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics33.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive272% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateJun 18 '21 at 07:36
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400-$161
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 244
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 754
79% 632 Pts
64-Core 727
45% 727 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
33.2% Below average
Lighting 43.4
Reflection 42.5
Parallax 40.2
35% 42 fps
MRender 37.6
Gravity 43.3
Splatting 28.3
29% 36.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
228GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 822 614 609 610 610 602 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 2,231
Write 2,340
Mixed 1,300
SusWrite 644
364% 1,629 MB/s
4K Read 61.2
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 82.3
274% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,400
DQ Write 1202
DQ Mixed 1,287
968% 1,296 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 272%
Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$23
685GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 173 173 173 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 144
Mixed 97.7
SusWrite 172
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.3
MC Write 43.9
MC Mixed 30.6
113% 39.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 30.9
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 52
77% 52 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 31: 4R 3G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
31% 25% 36 300 221 144 27" 1920 1080 AUS27AD VG278
History:
Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,399 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
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