MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	50.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	322% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '20 at 06:24
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 164 2-Core 327 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 974 101% 815 Pts	64-Core 977 60% 977 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% ASRock(1849 5026) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1314 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 88.2 51% 73.2 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 56.8 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$73 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 247GB free (System drive) Firmware: S6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 860 762 979 881 933 691 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,731 Write 58.8 Mixed 153 SusWrite 851 203% 948 MB/s	4K Read 73.9 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 102 362% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1334 DQ Write 854 DQ Mixed 575 568% 921 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 311%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 910GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 107 106 108 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 66 SusWrite 106 69% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 57%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 4GB 696 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 2GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 4.5 4.8 4.5 4.1 4.4 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	7.62% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 14.7 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 4.6 18% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.4 127% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.62% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NMUD480E81-3200 2x8GB 533 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 29.1 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 32.4 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,150x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,885x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,345x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,156x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,224x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,987x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16