MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 108%, 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	346% 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	60.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '20 at 12:53
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^th 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-$242 550,833 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 (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,276 114% 964 Pts	64-Core 1,293 80% 1,293 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 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 98.7 Reflection 89.7 Parallax 92.1 80% 93.5 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 82.1 Splatting 77.3 75% 93.6 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% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 758 881 881 876 884 859 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,721 Write 2,449 Mixed 1,911 SusWrite 856 443% 1,984 MB/s	4K Read 76.4 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 108 370% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,715 DQ Write 1,462 DQ Mixed 1,491 1,144% 1,556 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 607GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 490 492 492 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 492 Mixed 464 SusWrite 491 110% 489 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 63.5 220% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 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 @ 3300 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 34.1 110% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 29.8 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 116%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $255

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,199x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,946x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,446x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,363x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,169x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,061x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,001x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	974x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $827

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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