MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	74.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	May 01 '19 at 16:40
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$350 354,223 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 (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 988 97% 793 Pts	64-Core 1,607 99% 1,607 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.9% Very good	Lighting 94.5 Reflection 85.3 Parallax 78.9 77% 86.2 fps	MRender 96.7 Gravity 82.8 Splatting 73.4 68% 84.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 249 261 235 158 228 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 414 Write 265 Mixed 157 SusWrite 228 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 32.1 120% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 142 111% 151 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$85 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 171 171 170 171 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	66% Good	Read 62.2 Write 115 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 168 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66% 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 33.4 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 24.9 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 28 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 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%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $140

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $435Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,769x
Core i5-9600KIntel $242Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,618x
Core i9-9900KIntel $350Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,765x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,741x
RTX 2060Nvidia $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,667x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	1,522x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	926x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $138Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	780x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $55Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	698x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,485x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,081x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	704x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,203

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $330	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $140	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	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) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16