Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive206% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateNov 12 '21 at 20:35
Run Duration264 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 29%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 81.6
1-Core 115
2-Core 213
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 728
69% 570 Pts
64-Core 1,021
63% 1,021 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.7% Poor
Lighting 33.9
Reflection 42.5
Parallax 35.4
28% 37.3 fps
MRender 54.8
Gravity 47
Splatting 28.1
34% 43.3 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$152
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 913 733 662 615 602 586 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1,915
Write 1,436
Mixed 1,251
SusWrite 685
295% 1,322 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 55
180% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 841
DQ Write 586
DQ Mixed 741
546% 723 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 206%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
438GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 174 174 175 174 174 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 166
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 171
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GF2400C16K4 CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
53.3% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 17.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 12.7
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,464 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: $1,066
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