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Desktop
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Workstation
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 24 '20 at 12:15
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 163
2-Core 326
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 655
8-Core 971
101% 813 Pts
64-Core 983
61% 983 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑
This bench: 109%
 Great: 103%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU630 480GB
234GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N181017a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 448 449 450 140 46 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 448
Mixed 414
SusWrite 332
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 43.7
169% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 226
170% 224 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑
This bench: 101%
 Great: 99%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
630GB free
Firmware: AX003J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 101 101 103 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 94.9
Write 95.8
Mixed 33.3
SusWrite 101
59% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑
This bench: 56.3%
 Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 42.3
MC Write 43.5
MC Mixed 29.9
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 30.9
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑
This bench: 107%
 Great: 110%
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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 32,032 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
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 samples8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,803x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples2,136x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples998x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples959x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $833
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia 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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