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Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics67.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive42.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
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SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateApr 19 '19 at 09:55
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
Watch Gameplay: 1660-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 152
2-Core 302
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 1,129
103% 866 Pts
64-Core 1665
103% 1665 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑
This bench: 104%
 Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
MSI(1462 3750)
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.6% Good
Lighting 85.6
Reflection 78.7
Parallax 72.2
70% 78.8 fps
MRender 89.9
Gravity 77.7
Splatting 69
63% 78.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 67.6%
 Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c62
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 130 67 204 204 204 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 371
Write 71.2
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 141
34% 154 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 14.4
4K Mixed 7.2
56% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 17.8
DQ Mixed 22.8
28% 52 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑
This bench: 42.4%
 Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 167 166 166 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 133
Write 149
Mixed 68
SusWrite 166
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑
This bench: 85.5%
 Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
MC Read 35
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 24.8
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 37.3
SC Mixed 29
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 54.1
74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 90.5%
 Great: 102%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,084 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples8,125x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples7,858x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,807x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples2,338x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples2,142x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples999x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,983x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples962x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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