MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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	74.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	47.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 02 '19 at 17:39
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	51%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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-$638 354,223 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 (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,034 98% 814 Pts	64-Core 1580 98% 1580 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.1% Very good	Lighting 94.8 Reflection 85.4 Parallax 78.6 77% 86.3 fps	MRender 96.3 Gravity 83.1 Splatting 73.7 68% 84.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 172 148 159 154 130 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.8% Average	Read 236 Write 198 Mixed 172 SusWrite 156 43% 191 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 18.2 67% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 182 138% 181 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$90 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 151 163 159 162 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 47.2 Write 79 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 158 64% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 43% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.8% 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 (60^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 24.8 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 27.6 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.2% 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) - $242

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $425Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $230Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	6,024x
Core i9-9900KIntel $638Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,961x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,855x
RTX 2060Nvidia $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,775x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	1,632x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	976x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $118Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	832x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $65Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	758x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,567x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,151x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	757x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	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) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16