MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '19 at 19:26
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$460 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,172 105% 888 Pts	64-Core 1,632 101% 1,632 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$280 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Lighting 101 Reflection 91.9 Parallax 90.3 83% 94.5 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 87.3 Splatting 75.3 71% 88.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 89 139 80 135 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 372 Write 64.8 Mixed 198 SusWrite 128 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 58.2 4K Mixed 26.8 103% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 86.2 DQ Mixed 185 117% 133 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$90 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 168 168 165 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 81.5 Write 119 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 167 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4 2x8GB 669 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 24.7 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 26.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 102%

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

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $250

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $289Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	7,504x
Core i5-9600KIntel $180Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,251x
Core i9-9900KIntel $460Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,531x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,234x
RTX 2060Nvidia $325Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,114x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	1,991x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,127x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $120Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	973x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $64Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	927x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,847x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,356x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	903x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,007

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	Crucial MX500 250GB $35
Intel Core i5-12400F $146	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $299	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $199	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $750	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	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) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16