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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive115% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 24 '20 at 03:35
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 90.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 256
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 752
78% 630 Pts
64-Core 742
46% 742 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑
This bench: 92.4%
 Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 455 452 432 213 213 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 459
Mixed 444
SusWrite 369
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 53.3
182% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 274
228% 330 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑
This bench: 115%
 Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
497GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 155 156 154 155 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 174
Mixed 87.6
SusWrite 156
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 97.6%
 Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43DB2-CTD M378A1K43CB2-CTD 16GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
87.3% Excellent
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 34.5
MC Mixed 24.7
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 35.4
SC Mixed 26.3
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑
This bench: 87.3%
 Great: 90%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,797x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples2,135x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 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: $828
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia 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) $30Corsair 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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