MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '19 at 15:40
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 295 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 893 94% 753 Pts	64-Core 875 54% 875 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 854A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Lighting 75.1 Reflection 74.2 Parallax 63.1 61% 70.8 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 72.7 59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,976 Write 1,460 Mixed 1,008 327% 1,481 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 88.9 315% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 1,494 DQ Mixed 1,000 822% 1,155 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 222GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 214 223 228 228 249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 352 Write 224 Mixed 333 SusWrite 241 65% 288 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 43 153% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 210 183% 269 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 199GB free Firmware: KC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 106 107 108 109 110 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 88.2 Write 81.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 108 60% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 200 198 200 201 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 163 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 199 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 29.2 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 31 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,836x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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