MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.1% 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	214% 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	16GB 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 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '19 at 20:31
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 830 86% 693 Pts	64-Core 828 51% 828 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 46.6 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 39.7 38% 39.7 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 43 Splatting 37.7 32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 470 378 330 315 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,375 Write 706 Mixed 565 SusWrite 390 168% 759 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 72.2 267% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,664 DQ Write 717 DQ Mixed 718 657% 1,033 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 292%
Corsair Force GT 60GB 1,562 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 42GB free Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 76 76 77 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 355 Write 80.7 Mixed 129 SusWrite 76.4 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 38.3 142% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 79 DQ Mixed 87.2 67% 90.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 69%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 224GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 115 Write 96 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 83.1 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 87%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 116GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 68 69 68 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 91.3 Write 82.9 Mixed 60 SusWrite 68.7 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB 16,624 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 20.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 20.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 89%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 31,988 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,103x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,134x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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