Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics90.9% 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 Drive286% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '20 at 16:06
Run Duration258 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,073
100% 834 Pts
64-Core 1,620
100% 1,620 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.9% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 115
Parallax 109
94% 113 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 99.8
Splatting 84.7
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159
539GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1043 1123 1072 1079 1076 1075 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
286% Outstanding
Read 2,355
Write 2,154
Mixed 1,350
SusWrite 1,078
388% 1,734 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 71.8
237% 83.7 MB/s
DQ Read 955
DQ Write 1,395
DQ Mixed 1,104
855% 1,151 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 286%
Great: 372%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
78GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 152 151 147 141 151 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 465
Mixed 380
SusWrite 180
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 53.9
186% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 229
207% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
Great: 118%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60
251GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 33 32 34 33 31 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
26.4% Poor
Read 59.4
Write 59.6
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 32.2
39% 52.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 67%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
296GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 47 47 50 49 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 90.4
Write 83
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 48.3
51% 69 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB
88GB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 14 18 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
8.81% Terrible
Read 12.7
Write 11.7
Mixed 19.4
SusWrite 16.3
11% 15 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.6
181% 2 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 8.81%
Great: 94%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB
195GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 83 86 84 86 87 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
43.2% Average
Read 67.3
Write 79.6
Mixed 58
SusWrite 82.4
53% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.5
142% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 67%
Generic- SD/MMC 197GB
151GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 14 14 14 13 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
7.3% Terrible
Read 16.7
Write 10.5
Mixed 9.7
SusWrite 13.6
16% 12.6 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 1.1
62% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.3%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 24.9
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 42.2
SC Mixed 29.3
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.9%
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 26,419 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: $1,075
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