MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	269% 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	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 20:54
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 830 87% 695 Pts	64-Core 831 51% 831 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C754) ≥ 4GB; MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ARMOR OC CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 124 Parallax 126 102% 125 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 114 Splatting 103 105% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 1303 1277 1271 1031 682 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,449 Write 1,245 Mixed 511 SusWrite 1,147 243% 1,088 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 72.9 270% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,620 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 934 796% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 292%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$81 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 606GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 457 458 464 414 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 415 Mixed 391 SusWrite 446 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 51.3 170% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 303 242% 339 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 116 117 117 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 86.5 Write 107 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 116 66% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 68%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 133 133 132 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 146 Write 148 Mixed 106 SusWrite 132 180% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 7,088 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 32.7 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 29.4 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,169x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,900x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,831x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,433x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,350x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	971x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16