Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics27.2% 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)
Boot Drive114% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '19 at 18:54
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 124
2-Core 252
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 728
76% 611 Pts
64-Core 739
46% 739 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
Asus(1043 04BE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1326 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
27.2% Poor
Lighting 32.8
Reflection 32.3
Parallax 41.6
27% 35.6 fps
MRender 32.3
Gravity 33.6
Splatting 36
28% 34 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112
901GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 444 450 437 434 434 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 469
Mixed 426
SusWrite 436
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 47
165% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 294
236% 332 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 114%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$379
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.8% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 22.2
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,254 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: $978
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