MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	345% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '20 at 11:23
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,282 114% 965 Pts	64-Core 1,288 80% 1,288 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Lighting 98.9 Reflection 89.8 Parallax 84.5 81% 91.1 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 81.4 Splatting 76.8 74% 93.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 355GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1606 1074 829 828 827 828 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,673 Write 2,437 Mixed 1,905 SusWrite 999 448% 2,003 MB/s	4K Read 75.3 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 104 348% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,684 DQ Write 1421 DQ Mixed 1,514 1,145% 1,540 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 625GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 492 492 493 492 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 465 SusWrite 492 111% 491 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 63.8 218% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK32GX4M1D3000C16 2x31.5GB 444 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 30.6 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 28.2 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 116%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,186x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,925x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,838x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,439x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,359x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16