Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics72.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190318
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateNov 19 '19 at 04:03
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 643
77% 591 Pts
64-Core 656
41% 656 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Zotac(19DA 3527) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.8% Very good
Lighting 92.7
Reflection 85.6
Parallax 85.2
76% 87.9 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 80.6
Splatting 73
68% 84 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61K1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 101 57 48 57 64 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 483
Write 338
Mixed 323
SusWrite 86.6
68% 308 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 70.6
4K Mixed 29.1
123% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 182
163% 242 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 85%
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
1GB free
Firmware: 03090004
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 127
Write 130
Mixed 9.8
20% 88.9 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 4.2
16% 4.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 180 181 181 181 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 108
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 180
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 28.8
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 29.2
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 95.4%
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 26,210 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: $963
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HDDRAMUSB
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