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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 28 '20 at 13:43
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 80%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 67.3
2-Core 179
65% 112 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 483
53% 417 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑
This bench: 76.7%
 Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
82GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 108 106 105 103 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 471
Mixed 421
SusWrite 141
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 51.9
170% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 352
265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑
This bench: 95.5%
 Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
851GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 149 164 162 162 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 145
Write 166
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 160
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 87.5%
 Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
65.4% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 20.2
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 21.6
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 65.4%
 Great: 94%
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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 31,983 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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples8,102x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples7,831x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,795x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples2,132x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples996x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples959x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $825
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair 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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