Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics83.5% 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 Drive41.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateApr 20 '22 at 08:13
Run Duration236 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 250
93% 164 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 982
93% 771 Pts
64-Core 984
61% 984 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 100%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 8698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.5% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 92.4
Parallax 110
85% 102 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 92.9
Splatting 85.8
81% 102 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 68 16 50 0.8 23 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 402
Write 287
Mixed 210
SusWrite 52.6
53% 238 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 23.6
4K Mixed 15.3
59% 18.8 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 66.7
DQ Mixed 39.6
43% 73.1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 55%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 170 171 172 171 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 153
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 170
92% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.7% Excellent
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 24.8
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 25.5
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,262 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: $975
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