MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.2% 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	115% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '19 at 23:12
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	2%

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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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 834 88% 702 Pts	64-Core 846 52% 846 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.2% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 109 Parallax 99.1 92% 107 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 130 Splatting 102 108% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 491GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 481 479 486 484 487 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 434 Mixed 331 SusWrite 482 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 40.7 165% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 285 233% 332 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 894GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 436 442 464 465 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 234 Write 118 Mixed 325 SusWrite 451 64% 282 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 43.4 161% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 228 197% 289 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 30.2 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 32 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%

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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	3,817x

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