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Desktop
Desktop 0%
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Workstation
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive304% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180920
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 25 '19 at 21:19
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$263
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 234
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 915
82% 692 Pts
64-Core 916
57% 916 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑
This bench: 89.3%
 Great: 105%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1110 862 865 852 856 857 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
304% Outstanding
Read 2,585
Write 2,330
Mixed 1,847
SusWrite 900
428% 1,916 MB/s
4K Read 63.4
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 85.6
282% 97.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,404
DQ Write 1,213
DQ Mixed 1,275
964% 1,297 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑
This bench: 304%
 Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 209 205 208 201 206 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB
325GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 84 84 85 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
31.7% Below average
Read 54.5
Write 56.3
Mixed 40
SusWrite 83.1
81% 58.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑
This bench: 31.7%
 Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
70.2% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 20.5
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 22.1
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 70.2%
 Great: 107%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,219x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,237x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,161x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,893x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,613x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,572x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples1,137x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples934x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,075
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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