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Benchmarks - excluding HDD
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics92.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.
Run History
4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateApr 05 '19 at 01:27
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor Bench Normal Heavy Extreme
Intel Core i9-9900K-$479
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
104% Outstanding
1-Core 150
2-Core 296
105% 223 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 1,128
106% 856 Pts
64-Core 1,585
106% 1,585 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑
This bench: 104%
 Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench 3D DX9 3D DX10 3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$270
MSI(1462 3750)
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Lighting 304
Reflection 238
Parallax 266
90% 269 fps
MRender 217
Gravity 262
Splatting 180
95% 220 fps
Poor: 80% ↑
This bench: 92.7%
 Great: 99%
Drives Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$42
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c62
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 248 200 240 208 190 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 371
Write 338
Mixed 309
SusWrite 216
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 32.8
122% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 144
113% 153 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑
This bench: 72.4%
 Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$78
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 176 186 182 184 175 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 37% Great: 90%
Memory Kit Bench Multi core Single core Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 24.6
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 35
SC Mixed 30
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑
This bench: 89.6%
 Great: 102%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 7,652 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 109%
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Desktop
Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 69%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $142

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel  $219Bench 93%, 54,230 samples3,044x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $350Bench 99%, 53,900 samples1,502x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $479Bench 101%, 71,421 samples918x
GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 129%, 122,060 samples891x
RTX 2060-6GBNvidia  $340Bench 107%, 69,546 samples796x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $270Bench 70%, 667,469 samples585x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 108%, 159,031 samples521x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 277%, 102,580 samples407x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $110Bench 297%, 32,194 samples273x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 85%, 206,122 samples962x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 89%, 114,725 samples408x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 84%, 16,028 samples271x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $961
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CPUGPUSSD
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 $198Nvidia GTX 1660 $220Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
Intel Core i5-9600K $219AMD RX 5700 XT $400Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $195
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $695SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24
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