Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive216% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 15 '22 at 22:58
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 below expectations (37th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 82.2
1-Core 119
2-Core 237
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 639
70% 553 Pts
64-Core 673
42% 673 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 84%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.3% Very good
Lighting 91.8
Reflection 89.3
Parallax 83.8
75% 88.3 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 80.3
Splatting 72
70% 88.4 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 887 1161 1466 563 116 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1,598
Write 1522
Mixed 1,087
SusWrite 718
276% 1,231 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 70.4
233% 77.6 MB/s
DQ Read 898
DQ Write 709
DQ Mixed 298
361% 635 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 216%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
71.7% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 21.1
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 22.5
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,270 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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