Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.51% 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.
Boot Drive80.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory15.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 03 '20 at 06:29
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$275
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 78.1
1-Core 86.5
2-Core 233
72% 133 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 661
71% 564 Pts
64-Core 825
51% 825 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8190
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
5.51% Terrible
Lighting 5.7
Reflection 9.9
Parallax 8.6
5% 8.07 fps
MRender 8.1
Gravity 6
Splatting 11.2
7% 8.43 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.51%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 415 433 439 440 429 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 266
Write 248
Mixed 251
SusWrite 420
67% 296 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 73.8
4K Mixed 27.2
96% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 210
187% 281 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 111%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 174 173 172 172 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 166
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 172
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 100%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
39.9% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 14.8
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 8.9
24% 8.43 GB/s
Latency 84.2
48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,307 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: $1,004
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