Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics3.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive112% 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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 07 '19 at 03:53
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 736
76% 614 Pts
64-Core 733
45% 733 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 94%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
3.52% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 11.7
Parallax 8.19
0% 6.64 fps
MRender 12.8
Gravity 7.27
Splatting 16.1
10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.52%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 409 414 420 415 387 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 470
Mixed 262
SusWrite 397
91% 408 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 49.1
168% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 198
190% 299 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 112%
Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 198 207 203 205 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 174
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 202
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 41
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 28.9
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 29.6
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 103%
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 26,220 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: $985
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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