Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics31.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '20 at 18:56
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 247
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 726
76% 609 Pts
64-Core 648
40% 648 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
31.7% Below average
Lighting 39.4
Reflection 31.2
Parallax 37.7
32% 36.1 fps
MRender 38.6
Gravity 38.2
Splatting 36.7
31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 7.3 18 26 2.5 12 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
118GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 133 164 132 132 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
70% Very good
Read 107
Write 85.7
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 137
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 70%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.9% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 21.6
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 21.6
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,433 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,072
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