MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	72.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	71.7% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	8.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '19 at 16:10
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$395 255,571 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 (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 100% 176 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,088 104% 835 Pts	64-Core 1,566 105% 1,566 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$269 156,216 User benchmarks, average bench 75% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.4% Very good	Lighting 302 Reflection 237 Parallax 269 79% 269 fps	MRender 211 Gravity 257 Splatting 168 72% 212 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$49 28,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 232 230 192 205 197 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 364 Write 269 Mixed 319 SusWrite 220 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 32.3 121% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 167 120% 153 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$81 10,516 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 166 163 168 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 100 Write 127 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 166 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4 2x8GB 382 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 24.6 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 29.9 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.2% 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 108%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $120

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $199Bench 95%, 191,049 samples	5,836x
Core i7-9700KIntel $284Bench 98%, 262,363 samples	4,484x
Core i5-9600KFIntel $203Bench 95%, 28,723 samples	1,891x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 113%, 296,193 samples	2,454x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 107%, 273,188 samples	1,701x
RTX 2060Nvidia $334Bench 85%, 281,745 samples	1,698x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 107%, 416,153 samples	1,019x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $90Bench 291%, 194,077 samples	748x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $115Bench 112%, 262,816 samples	678x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 87%, 335,196 samples	1,772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 83%, 378,421 samples	1,474x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $86Bench 85%, 145,038 samples	669x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $962

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $199	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $548	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28