MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.2% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 17:25
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i5-9600K-$205 82,361 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	1-Core 129 2-Core 256 91% 193 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 646 67% 527 Pts	64-Core 673 45% 673 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$428 518,594 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Lighting 200 Reflection 176 Parallax 209 53% 195 fps	MRender 152 Gravity 186 Splatting 124 52% 154 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$75 546,937 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 110 109 110 99 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 464 Mixed 373 SusWrite 137 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.6 187% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 125%
Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 640GB-$71 2,059 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 58GB free Firmware: STDOA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 72 Write 71.2 Mixed 42 SusWrite 54.5 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 59%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 1TB 470 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 204GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 69 70 72 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 48 Write 88.3 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 71.1 53% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 67%
Intenso USB 3.0 Device 1TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 53GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 68 60 59 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 42.2 Write 61.7 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 62.5 90% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$63 276,679 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 13 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 67%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $126

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $205Bench 94%, 82,361 samples	4,491x
Core i7-9700KIntel $375Bench 99%, 117,924 samples	2,881x
Core i9-9900KIntel $465Bench 100%, 144,748 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $400Bench 105%, 174,556 samples	1,657x
RTX 2060Nvidia $349Bench 86%, 121,925 samples	1,384x
GTX 1070Nvidia $346Bench 79%, 705,740 samples	1,035x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $78Bench 107%, 237,869 samples	983x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $88Bench 274%, 142,208 samples	652x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $110Bench 291%, 71,528 samples	588x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 84%, 276,679 samples	1,841x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 86%, 178,898 samples	953x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 84%, 28,027 samples	468x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $872

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $205	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $150	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $375	Nvidia RTX 2060 $349	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $249

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14