MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27% 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	267% 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	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '19 at 05:54
Run Duration	337 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 859 85% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P1000 8,041 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Dell(1028 11BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.70 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	27% Poor	Lighting 34.2 Reflection 23.2 Parallax 27.7 28% 28.4 fps	MRender 27.4 Gravity 30.7 Splatting 33.6 25% 30.6 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 25%

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% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 967 425 419 418 424 420 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2539 Write 2,252 Mixed 1,419 SusWrite 512 374% 1,681 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 85.9 286% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,015 DQ Write 1034 DQ Mixed 1,137 824% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 302%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 478GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 433GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 800 915 915 914 916 915 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,038 Write 906 Mixed 523 SusWrite 896 189% 841 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 47.8 170% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 459 DQ Write 672 DQ Mixed 345 323% 492 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 320%
SK hynix SC401 SATA 1TB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 494GB free Firmware: 90000121 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 452 463 476 479 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 475 Mixed 429 SusWrite 461 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 45.9 151% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 346 261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 919GB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 179 180 179 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 187 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 179 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 120 122 127 124 124 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 673GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 107 114 119 121 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 16% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 5TB 1,106 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 346GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 182 185 185 184 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 97 Write 130 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 183 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.6 227% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 90%
G-drive USB 3TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 669GB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 111 111 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 136 Write 148 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 112 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 88%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 780 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 160GB free, PID d000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 80 81 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 156 Write 149 Mixed 38 SusWrite 81.4 134% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 26.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 31.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 109%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,094x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,822x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,131x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
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	1,451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	958x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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