Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210413
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '21 at 04:59
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

Watch Gameplay How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 163 2-Core 324 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 807 90% 709 Pts	64-Core 898 56% 898 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Zotac(19DA 2543) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.1% Good	Lighting 81.1 Reflection 79.5 Parallax 69.6 66% 76.7 fps	MRender 58.7 Gravity 74 Splatting 66 54% 66.2 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6001T 1TB 9,663 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 944GB free Firmware: S1218A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1405 1241 1390 1417 1352 1386 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,801 Write 1,399 Mixed 994 SusWrite 1365 311% 1,390 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 23.1 157% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 816 DQ Write 1,025 DQ Mixed 517 502% 786 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 305%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 59 93 100 48 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 51.2 Write 56.6 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 78.1 42% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 2x8GB 17,343 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 25.8 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 21.4 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 110%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	75	23.5"	1280 720	DELD0F6 SE2417HGX

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,263 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 132%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,194x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,322x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16