Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7% 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 Drive95.1% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory48.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 06 '20 at 19:43
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 69%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KS
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 84.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 261
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 817
77% 640 Pts
64-Core 1,546
96% 1,546 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7% Terrible
Lighting 6.67
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 8.22
5% 8.78 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 16.7
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 333 304 323 329 358 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 423
Mixed 407
SusWrite 331
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 67.1
4K Mixed 40.6
129% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 266
222% 323 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 125%
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB
858GB free
Firmware: STNSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1788 1779 1733 1847 1639 1817 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 1,644
Write 1,960
Mixed 1,643
SusWrite 1,767
396% 1,753 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 50.9
161% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 950
DQ Write 758
DQ Mixed 934
677% 881 MB/s
Poor: 173%
This bench: 262%
Great: 502%
HPT RocketStor3122B 3TB
221GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 42 41 41 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
22.3% Poor
Read 36
Write 40.3
Mixed 30.7
SusWrite 41.3
27% 37.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8266.C16FJ 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 24.4
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 19
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,455 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: $1,085
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