MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	44.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	304% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 19:59
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$96 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 759 79% 633 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Asus(1043 86B6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	44.1% Average	Lighting 57.3 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 50.2 47% 55.4 fps	MRender 42.7 Gravity 52.6 Splatting 47.5 39% 47.6 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1046 810 800 796 775 770 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,553 Write 2,300 Mixed 1495 SusWrite 833 400% 1,795 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 88.3 291% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,512 DQ Write 1,199 DQ Mixed 1,342 1,008% 1,351 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 355%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB 2,430 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 162 162 165 163 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 148 Write 128 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 162 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 216% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 134%
Multiple Card Reader 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 8GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	4.65% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 4.8 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 5.6 9% 8.15 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.65% Great: 12%
Multiple Card Reader 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 7GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 5 5 4.9 5.1 5 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	4.81% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 3 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 4.8 8% 7.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.81% Great: 12%
Multiple Card Reader 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 7GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 5.2 5.4 5.1 4.9 5.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	4.81% Terrible	Read 17 Write 3 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 5 8% 7.62 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.81% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D30AESB.M16FE 2x16GB 3,387 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.1 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 27.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 137%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,127x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,860x
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,810x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,420x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,339x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,984x
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	963x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $856

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 $40	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