MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '19 at 20:28
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 238 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 827 86% 691 Pts	64-Core 836 52% 836 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 114 Parallax 243 109% 163 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 127 Splatting 154 110% 131 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 462 277 244 246 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 476 Mixed 311 SusWrite 323 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 40.8 145% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 320 243% 328 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 187 184 183 183 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 151 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 184 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-TF HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF HMA81GU6AFR8N-TF HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.9% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.2 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 77%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,128x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,860x
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,810x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,420x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,339x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,143x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,984x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,457x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	963x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $856

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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