MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42.2% 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	40.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '20 at 22:58
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 863 91% 729 Pts	64-Core 879 54% 879 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 4520) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.6 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.1 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 61GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 893 Write 1,629 Mixed 911 258% 1,144 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 57.9 205% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 1,375 DQ Write 1,294 DQ Mixed 1,288 980% 1,319 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 277%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 44 44 45 55 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 329 Write 107 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 48.1 29% 134 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 48.6 4K Mixed 7.8 79% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 38.9 DQ Write 71.2 DQ Mixed 5.6 18% 38.6 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 83%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 84GB free Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 66 64 66 66 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 408 Mixed 408 SusWrite 105 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 58.2 198% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 257 208% 293 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 476 480 482 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 485 Mixed 439 SusWrite 482 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 62.4 207% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 863GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 96 102 103 105 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 182 Write 156 Mixed 101 SusWrite 102 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.5% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 20.3 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 22 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 85%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,868x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,816x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,146x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,459x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16