MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.9% 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	284% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 28 '19 at 13:06
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 229 90% 156 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 829 84% 678 Pts	64-Core 825 51% 825 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 4520) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 119 Parallax 114 100% 118 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 106 Splatting 86.7 88% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1346 1345 1340 1347 1351 1465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 1,373 Write 1,096 Mixed 444 SusWrite 1,365 240% 1,070 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 75.9 288% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,557 DQ Write 1,024 DQ Mixed 988 818% 1,190 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 292%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 561GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 457 455 450 416 423 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 459 Mixed 406 SusWrite 443 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 53.5 172% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 300 240% 337 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 111 113 118 118 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 67 Write 98.5 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 115 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 68%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 120 121 121 120 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 130 Write 127 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 121 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 75%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 134 133 134 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 161 Write 158 Mixed 118 SusWrite 134 191% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 130% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 7,088 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 32.6 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 29.3 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,847x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16