MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '19 at 10:25
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 152 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 570 79% 583 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gainward(10B0 1C03) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 240GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,841 Write 9,904 Mixed 9,711 2,196% 9,818 MB/s	4K Read 817 4K Write 444 4K Mixed 512 2,129% 591 MB/s	DQ Read 2,322 DQ Write 2,092 DQ Mixed 2130 1,619% 2,181 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Asmt 2115 120GB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 28GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 405 Write 363 Mixed 332 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 37.3 4K Mixed 17.6 73% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 31.5 57% 113 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 66%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 143GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 187 187 187 187 186 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 116 Write 87.2 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 187 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.5 429% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 112%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 372GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 67.3 Write 76.7 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 88.8 52% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 58%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050H 500GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 21GB free Firmware: ARF02A SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 61 95 101 102 74 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 4% Great: 46%
WDC WD50 00BEVT-00A0RT0 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 174GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 51 51 51 50 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 51.1 Write 51.7 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 50.3 63% 46.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB 7,608 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 32.2 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 33.1 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,181x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,920x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,837x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,438x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,358x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,996x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16