MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	20 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '20 at 01:35
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 326 102% 191 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 914 98% 781 Pts	64-Core 941 58% 941 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 4520) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.1 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 348GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1953 937 587 590 589 590 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,569 Write 1,997 Mixed 1,551 SusWrite 874 338% 1,498 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 62.9 212% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1377 DQ Write 1,638 DQ Mixed 1,299 1,037% 1438 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 277%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 56 49 56 72 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 399 Write 107 Mixed 138 SusWrite 61.2 38% 176 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 12.7 82% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 88.6 DQ Write 61.5 DQ Mixed 3.6 22% 51.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 83%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 84GB free Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 66 66 65 63 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 405 Mixed 385 SusWrite 105 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 60 204% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 258 207% 291 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 205GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 483 490 490 490 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 486 Mixed 456 SusWrite 489 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 60.6 198% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 337 258% 350 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 866GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 93 92 92 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 169 Write 165 Mixed 106 SusWrite 93.2 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79.1% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 26.1 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 24.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 85%

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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 $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