MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83.3% 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	197% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '19 at 04:54
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 96.7 2-Core 194 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 567 60% 478 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Zotac(19DA 4527) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 97.1 Parallax 84.2 87% 96.1 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 93.6 Splatting 81.2 76% 94.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 261GB free (System drive) Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1006 736 604 507 557 537 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,118 Write 1,135 Mixed 994 SusWrite 658 220% 976 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 65.1 221% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,081 DQ Write 862 DQ Mixed 987 734% 977 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 228%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 133 127 127 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 85.5 Write 114 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 130 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 199% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 90%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 92GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 146 150 149 150 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 106 Write 108 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 149 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 99%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 409GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 115 119 120 119 118 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 179 Write 177 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 118 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 108%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$185 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 55GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 133 132 134 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 108 Write 105 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 134 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 98%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 551GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 121 121 122 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 148 Write 141 Mixed 20 SusWrite 121 77% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D30BET4K.C8FD 4x8GB 615 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 31.3 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 23.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 106%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,146x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,878x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,822x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,344x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,155x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,222x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,002x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,987x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $835

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16