Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive249% 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)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 10 '21 at 18:13
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 87.9
1-Core 125
2-Core 247
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 708
75% 597 Pts
64-Core 705
44% 705 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Gigabyte(1458 2310) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.7.2
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
47.8% Average
Lighting 61.4
Reflection 58.7
Parallax 79.7
50% 66.6 fps
MRender 59.7
Gravity 61.1
Splatting 42.9
44% 54.6 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme WDS500G3X0C-00SJG0 500GB
222GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 743 721 691 712 711 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 1,955
Write 2179
Mixed 1,926
SusWrite 749
383% 1,702 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 68.9
238% 88.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,324
DQ Write 1,012
DQ Mixed 1,132
857% 1,156 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 249%
Great: 319%
Seagate ST3500830AS 500GB-$145
430GB free
Firmware: 3.AFE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 78 78 79 78 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 73.5
Write 72.2
Mixed 47.4
SusWrite 78
50% 67.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC96
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 115 105 102 112 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 114
Write 107
Mixed 32.6
SusWrite 107
65% 90 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
70% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.2% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 21.6
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 19.8
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,215 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $982
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