MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	29.1 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 08 '19 at 14:20
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 799 84% 671 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.6% 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)	82.9% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 97.7 Parallax 89.8 86% 97.7 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 94 Splatting 83.6 77% 95.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 81%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 272GB free (System drive) Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,137 Write 1,129 Mixed 958 240% 1,075 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 70.5 242% 91.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,084 DQ Write 1,244 DQ Mixed 1,080 837% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 133% Great: 228%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 72.8 Write 116 Mixed 69.3 64% 86 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 209% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 95GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 112 Write 102 Mixed 63.8 69% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 99%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 411GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 181 Write 171 Mixed 32 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 108%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$185 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 64GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 109 Write 108 Mixed 66.8 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 98%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 551GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 152 Write 152 Mixed 30 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% 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 (83^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 31.7 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 29.2 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,179 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $90Bench 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 $290	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