MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	613% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	47.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '20 at 21:50
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$427 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 86.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,165 104% 881 Pts	64-Core 1,641 102% 1,641 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P4000 12,628 User benchmarks, average bench 67% Nvidia(10DE 11A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 1901 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.02 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Lighting 88.1 Reflection 97.1 Parallax 83 72% 89.4 fps	MRender 90.1 Gravity 88.6 Splatting 94.7 75% 91.2 fps
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 70%

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% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 63 64 64 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	613% Outstanding	Read 6,734 Write 66.8 Mixed 130 SusWrite 62.9 364% 1,748 MB/s	4K Read 841 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 8.2 1,287% 284 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 613% Great: 355%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 1TB 248 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 931GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 120 119 119 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 372 Write 385 Mixed 293 SusWrite 121 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 27.9 91% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 176 129% 168 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 82%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 931GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 86 91 90 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 393 Write 390 Mixed 368 SusWrite 86.9 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 29 94% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 176 129% 168 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 99%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 243 247 247 243 245 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 236 Write 238 Mixed 106 SusWrite 245 151% 207 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 1.4 351% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 138%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 10TB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 8TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 117 115 116 117 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 102%
Seagate BUP RD 4TB 1,612 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 121 120 121 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 100 Write 131 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 123 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 192% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 66%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 115 114 114 115 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 119 Write 136 Mixed 114 SusWrite 114 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 312% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB 524 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21.8 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 24.1 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 125%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,094x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,822x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,131x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	958x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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