MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.2% 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	93.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '20 at 03:32
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 276 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 795 82% 660 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3547 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.2% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 113 Parallax 120 97% 117 fps	MRender 166 Gravity 108 Splatting 97.4 98% 124 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 309 309 311 311 312 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 323 Mixed 298 SusWrite 310 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 33.1 134% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 236 207% 310 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 672GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 172 172 173 172 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 127 Write 158 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 169 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 4x4GB 674 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 28.7 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 28.3 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 98%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,169x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,900x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,831x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,433x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,350x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	971x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16