Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics59.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive344% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190606
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '19 at 02:35
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 162
2-Core 329
106% 196 Pts
4-Core 661
8-Core 973
102% 817 Pts
64-Core 989
61% 989 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 110%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Lighting 74.3
Reflection 80.8
Parallax 105
61% 86.7 fps
MRender 76.8
Gravity 74.7
Splatting 64.3
58% 71.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 62%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
648GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2043 2037 1145 1162 1160 1168 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
344% Outstanding
Read 2,378
Write 2,132
Mixed 1,510
SusWrite 1,452
419% 1,868 MB/s
4K Read 68.3
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 81.9
282% 96.3 MB/s
DQ Read 2,021
DQ Write 1,295
DQ Mixed 1,451
1,138% 1,589 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 344%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3248 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 42.7
MC Write 41.7
MC Mixed 34
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 44.9
SC Mixed 32.3
96% 33.6 GB/s
Latency 50.7
79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 111%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,227 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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