MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	77.6% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '19 at 22:03
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 286 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 818 85% 685 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 164 18 139 34 17 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 450 Write 266 Mixed 368 SusWrite 95 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 33.8 131% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 216 189% 281 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 295GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 159 156 159 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 161 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 158 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 195 196 196 195 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 196 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 195 111% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%
Samsung S2 Portable 250GB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 96GB free, PID 1f02 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 22.8 Mixed 34 SusWrite 41.1 46% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FD 2x8GB 9,486 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2700 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 25.1 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 26.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 96%

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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	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,836x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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