MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83.8% 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	65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '20 at 17:44
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 246 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 654 70% 559 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.8% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 106 Parallax 106 86% 106 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 92.8 Splatting 79 80% 100 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Palit PSP120 SSD 120GB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM71.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 112 94 142 78 4.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 382 Write 146 Mixed 291 SusWrite 106 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 24.4 111% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 142 135% 208 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 81%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 164 153 166 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 186 Write 168 Mixed 100 SusWrite 162 35% 154 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 0.8 11% 4.47 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 10.7 DQ Mixed 1.3 2% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 23%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 187 185 136 187 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 182 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 178 104% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 16GB 5,753 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 2.8 4.4 3.2 4.3 3.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 25.6 Write 4.5 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 3.4 13% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 25.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 24.4 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 102%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,847x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,331x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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