MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Sail boat


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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.8% 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '19 at 06:33
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 828 86% 690 Pts	64-Core 825 51% 825 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 32.9 Parallax 39.5 38% 39.6 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 37.7 32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 514 Write 480 Mixed 383 102% 459 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 39.9 152% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 205 189% 288 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 97%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 9GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 482 Mixed 367 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 55.2 207% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 175 180% 293 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 180 181 181 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 180 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 180 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 435GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 98 100 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 96.8 Write 92.5 Mixed 36.3 SusWrite 98.3 107% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 24.9 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 27.6 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 97%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,118x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,847x
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	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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