MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '19 at 02:04
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 832 79% 651 Pts	64-Core 1,077 67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 78.8 Reflection 78.8 Parallax 67.7 64% 75.1 fps	Gravity 69 Splatting 68.1 61% 68.6 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,462 Write 2,057 Mixed 1,458 442% 1,992 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 75.5 245% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 747 DQ Mixed 912 673% 890 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 86GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 401 375 376 389 391 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 400 Write 390 Mixed 362 SusWrite 388 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 29.6 96% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 144 114% 159 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 97%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 228GB free Firmware: 06.01D02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	60% Good	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 104 69% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1 163% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 215 214 219 219 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 153 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 214 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 32GB-$27 3,642 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 29GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 24 20 24 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	25% Poor	Read 97.7 Write 5.2 Mixed 19 SusWrite 22.8 35% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.3 148% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 26.4 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 29.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,836x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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