Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive235% 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.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateMar 12 '20 at 22:36
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 975
91% 758 Pts
64-Core 1,434
89% 1,434 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 147
Parallax 148
128% 151 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 134
Splatting 108
113% 142 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 118%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
705GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1279 1356 1367 1369 1385 1373 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 1,446
Write 1,394
Mixed 1,082
SusWrite 1,355
297% 1,319 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 61.8
215% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 878
DQ Mixed 195
272% 483 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 235%
Great: 295%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$120
1.5TB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 277 259 259 259 261 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 357
Write 339
Mixed 327
SusWrite 272
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 30
105% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 171
139% 194 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 125%
Asmedia ASMT1051 480GB
63GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 125 105 112 100 102 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38.1% Below average
Read 211
Write 220
Mixed 210
SusWrite 118
43% 190 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 17.3
4K Mixed 14.8
57% 17.1 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 104
80% 110 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 58%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
584GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 113 114 115 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 114
Write 112
Mixed 106
SusWrite 114
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 76%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 129GB
113GB free, PID 005b
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 12 13 12 12 13 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
8.54% Terrible
Read 29
Write 2.5
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 12
12% 11.9 MB/s
4K Read 7.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
27% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.54%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.1% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 20.5
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 22.2
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,272 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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