MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.8% 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	246% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 01:34
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 282 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 709 81% 632 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% PowerColor(148C 2379) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 65 Parallax 79.5 52% 69.4 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 54.2 49% 60.1 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 304 305 306 306 303 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,469 Write 1,470 Mixed 1,029 SusWrite 332 292% 1,325 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 77.8 271% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 982 738% 982 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 280%
Adata SU655 480GB 2,405 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 257GB free Firmware: P180509a SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 122 122 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 454 Write 474 Mixed 418 SusWrite 122 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 45.3 161% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 131 132% 211 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 102%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 387GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,849 Write 8,770 Mixed 8,406 1,939% 8,675 MB/s	4K Read 595 4K Write 296 4K Mixed 364 1,525% 418 MB/s	DQ Read 1,760 DQ Write 1,216 DQ Mixed 1,312 1,027% 1,430 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 159 158 158 158 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 155 Write 162 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 158 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4W.M8FE1 2x8GB 3,865 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 46.1 MC Write 47.7 MC Mixed 33.4 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 30.6 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,845x
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	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

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	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

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