Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81% 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 Drive41.8% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190606
Uptime13.2 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '20 at 05:02
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$260
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 272
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 1,034
93% 783 Pts
64-Core 1,056
65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3005 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 96
Parallax 95.5
84% 98.4 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 91.6
Splatting 78.8
74% 92.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
334GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 241 261 292 261 287 MB/s
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.8% Average
Read 278
Write 103
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 252
40% 179 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 19.1
4K Mixed 10.1
49% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 14.6
DQ Write 15.6
DQ Mixed 14.6
11% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128
859GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 128 129 129 129 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 135
Write 112
Mixed 74
SusWrite 128
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 21.1
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 23.4
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 57.6
69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74%
Great: 107%

 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: $1,073
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