MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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	67.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	42.4% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '19 at 09:55
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$530 354,223 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 96 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,129 103% 866 Pts	64-Core 1665 103% 1665 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$240 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.6% Good	Lighting 85.6 Reflection 78.7 Parallax 72.2 70% 78.8 fps	MRender 89.9 Gravity 77.7 Splatting 69 63% 78.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 67.6% 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: 38 130 67 204 204 204 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 371 Write 71.2 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 141 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 7.2 56% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 17.8 DQ Mixed 22.8 28% 52 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$73 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 167 166 166 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 133 Write 149 Mixed 68 SusWrite 166 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.5% 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 (67^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 24.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 29 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.5% 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%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $164

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $298Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	6,955x
Core i5-9600KIntel $229Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	6,716x
Core i9-9900KIntel $530Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,328x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,084x
RTX 2060Nvidia $279Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,986x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	1,851x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,061x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	913x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $50Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	854x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,733x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,281x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	835x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $936

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $316	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $144	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $396	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $260	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $54	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16