Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.15% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 04 '22 at 21:59
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 84.6
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
89% 162 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 644
75% 583 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
6.15% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 7.9
Parallax 8.5
5% 7.57 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 11.7
8% 9.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.15%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 389
Write 269
Mixed 181
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 60
4K Mixed 32.6
113% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 67.9
DQ Mixed 165
135% 202 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
354GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 446 470 460 436 294 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 468
Mixed 417
SusWrite 428
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 36.4
114% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 351
264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB
575GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1260 1196 1293 1236 1139 104 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 50% Great: 115%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
486GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 166 158 158 158 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 153
Mixed 34.1
SusWrite 161
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
72.1% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 22.3
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 21.1
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,370 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,092
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