MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 21:23
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600-$165 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 780 82% 657 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33% Below average	Lighting 41.1 Reflection 32.8 Parallax 39.1 34% 37.7 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 38.3 32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SVP200S37A90G 90GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 66 73 69 73 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 157 Write 92.8 Mixed 121 SusWrite 70.5 25% 110 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 25.8 121% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 99 DQ Mixed 102 82% 116 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 52%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 41GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 90 90 91 91 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 91.6 Mixed 62.4 SusWrite 90.4 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 69%
Seagate ST3000NM0033-9ZM178 3TB 1,501 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 131 135 134 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 135 Write 132 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 135 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 102%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 147 145 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 130 Write 118 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 146 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 85%
Seagate ST380817AS 80GB-$130 2,079 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 15GB free Firmware: 3.42 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 12.3 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 39.6 21% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 1x8GB 4,421 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	45.4% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 12.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 48%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,126x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,858x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,807x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,419x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,338x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,143x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	962x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $871

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16