MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	121% 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	73.4% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '19 at 12:49
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$292 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 99.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 303 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,191 106% 898 Pts	64-Core 1,627 101% 1,627 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 153 Parallax 153 132% 156 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 137 Splatting 111 115% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0817B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 29 48 209 77 40 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 504 Write 428 Mixed 377 SusWrite 121 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 25.3 123% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 35.8 76% 149 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 102%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 230GB free Firmware: R0817B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 264 54 84 53 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 474 Write 431 Mixed 373 SusWrite 130 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 34.4 4K Mixed 1.1 68% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 44.7 DQ Mixed 1 21% 52.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 102%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 523GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1524 1012 1000 1015 1011 1013 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,270 Write 2,367 Mixed 1510 SusWrite 1,096 354% 1,561 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 61.6 213% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,707 DQ Write 1,441 DQ Mixed 1,527 1,156% 1,558 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 284%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 448GB free Firmware: R0817B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 433 443 433 445 448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 432 Mixed 384 SusWrite 434 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 26.1 127% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 35.2 81% 162 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 102%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 371GB free Firmware: R0817B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 436 441 434 445 448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 428 Mixed 381 SusWrite 434 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 24.1 127% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 96.2 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 33.1 73% 144 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 102%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 466GB free Firmware: R0817B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 436 444 433 446 448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 432 Mixed 384 SusWrite 434 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 26.6 126% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 34.8 90% 186 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 102%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 24GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 39.8 Write 40.5 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 42.7 54% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 6,100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 50.7 MC Write 45.9 MC Mixed 34.2 125% 43.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 49.8 SC Mixed 36.6 107% 37.4 GB/s	Latency 38.9 103% 38.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 137%

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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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,174x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,906x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,832x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,434x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,354x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,228x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,056x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16