MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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	75.9% 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	69.6% 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	11.6 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 06 '19 at 16:58
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 152 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,182 106% 893 Pts	64-Core 1,647 102% 1,647 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 below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.9% Very good	Lighting 97.2 Reflection 88.5 Parallax 81.6 79% 89.1 fps	MRender 99.8 Gravity 84.4 Splatting 75 69% 86.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 213 152 231 232 124 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 369 Write 274 Mixed 256 SusWrite 200 62% 275 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 32.3 118% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 131 100% 135 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$90 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 167 166 161 168 171 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 71.2 Write 122 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 166 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.1% 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 (69^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 25 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 29.3 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.6% 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) - $140

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $417Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,754x
Core i5-9600KIntel $242Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,609x
Core i9-9900KIntel $350Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,758x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,733x
RTX 2060Nvidia $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,660x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	1,518x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	922x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	778x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $55Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	696x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,078x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	703x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,185

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $158	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