Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.4% 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 Drive222% 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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181019
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 15 '20 at 02:08
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 49%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 76.3
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
87% 161 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 650
72% 569 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1560 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
59.4% Above average
Lighting 75.6
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 115
62% 86.6 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 81.7
Splatting 53.7
55% 68.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 666 647 637 634 619 617 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 2,152
Write 740
Mixed 568
SusWrite 637
224% 1,024 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 49
190% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,036
DQ Write 704
DQ Mixed 753
594% 831 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 222%
Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45
719GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 219 216 210 215 220 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 149
Write 179
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 216
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB
810GB free, PID 25a1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 79 79 79 79 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
32.3% Below average
Read 64.3
Write 65
Mixed 42
SusWrite 79.3
86% 62.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.8% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 22
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 16.2
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 87.7
46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,351 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: $992
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