MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	215% 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	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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '19 at 15:38
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 135 2-Core 278 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 719 80% 627 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.6% Very good	Lighting 91.2 Reflection 97.5 Parallax 80.7 74% 89.8 fps	MRender 85.2 Gravity 88.5 Splatting 90.4 72% 88 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1000GB SSD 1,899 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 818GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303121 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1099 930 944 950 951 962 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,298 Write 1,992 Mixed 1,320 SusWrite 972 316% 1,396 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 50 170% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,362 DQ Write 937 DQ Mixed 1,202 883% 1,167 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 280%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 683GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 388 401 417 411 415 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 231 Write 106 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 384 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 10.4 41% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 15 DQ Write 16.3 DQ Mixed 15 12% 15.4 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 102%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 14GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 81 80 83 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 82.8 Write 77 Mixed 64 SusWrite 81.8 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 126 125 126 126 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 179 Write 172 Mixed 110 SusWrite 125 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 145 143 142 146 145 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 130 Mixed 82 SusWrite 142 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.4% Good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 21.7 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 20.3 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 88%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,842x
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	2,329x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,137x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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