MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	212% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '20 at 14:30
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GEO-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$243 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,154 103% 869 Pts	64-Core 1,152 71% 1,152 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Lighting 96.6 Reflection 85.1 Parallax 74.7 79% 85.5 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 80 Splatting 77 62% 76.2 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 445 540 542 540 546 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,549 Write 1,160 Mixed 188 SusWrite 505 188% 851 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 82.7 254% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 769 DQ Write 1011 DQ Mixed 211 349% 664 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 277%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB 3,084 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 506GB free Firmware: CV14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 82 82 83 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 135 Write 129 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 82.4 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 106%
Seagate SkyHawk 3TB (2016)-$85 2,089 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 170 168 170 169 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 159 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 168 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 104%
Sony SBAC-US20 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 15 14 15 15 18 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.7% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 15.7 Mixed 16 SusWrite 14.9 25% 20.5 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 37% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GB 45,647 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 30.5 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 31.3 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,256x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,985x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,875x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,463x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,374x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,188x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,236x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,065x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,014x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,009x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,471x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $837

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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