MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.1% 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	44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '20 at 19:12
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 797 85% 677 Pts	64-Core 826 51% 826 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 4520) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 54.7 Parallax 44.4 39% 48.9 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 62 48% 59 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 20GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 604 Write 1,102 Mixed 651 177% 786 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 61.5 214% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 1,373 DQ Write 787 DQ Mixed 827 683% 996 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 277%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 70 77 63 65 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 363 Write 72.7 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 74 31% 145 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 34.1 4K Mixed 13.6 77% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 80.3 DQ Write 39.3 DQ Mixed 13.2 22% 44.3 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 83%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 41GB free Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 66 66 63 69 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 261 Mixed 420 SusWrite 106 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 56.6 194% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 264 212% 298 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 446GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 123 124 124 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 144 Write 139 Mixed 93 SusWrite 124 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 26.3 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 25.2 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 85%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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