MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '20 at 02:23
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 829 86% 694 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 103%

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: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Lighting 80.6 Reflection 78.1 Parallax 75.2 66% 78 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 72.3 Splatting 73.2 59% 72.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 334 409 408 410 394 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 454 Mixed 387 SusWrite 398 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 46.1 163% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 348 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
MK0480GFDKR 480GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 67GB free Firmware: HP03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 394 403 396 387 366 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 478 Mixed 402 SusWrite 399 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 50.2 169% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 349 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 126%
MK0480GFDKR 480GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 435GB free Firmware: HPG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 51 51 52 54 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 79% Great: 126%
GB1000EAMYC 1TB 1,329 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 296GB free Firmware: HPG3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 100 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	55% Above average	Read 91.2 Write 86 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 100 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 63%
HP RDX 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 917GB free, PID 0725 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 29.4 Write 29.2 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 29.3 36% 27 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 29.5 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 30.7 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,125x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,858x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,806x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,337x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,142x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	962x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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