MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.35% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	316% 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	57.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '20 at 00:52
Run Duration	410 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,189 106% 894 Pts	64-Core 1,105 68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6345 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.35% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 12.1 Parallax 8.5 6% 9.17 fps	MRender 13.3 Gravity 7.63 Splatting 16.9 11% 12.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.35% Great: 7%
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Zotac(19DA 730B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	4.53% Terrible	Lighting 5.23 Reflection 6.27 Parallax 7.44 4% 6.31 fps	MRender 3.52 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 7.17 5% 5.97 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.53% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 706GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1649 1504 1490 1481 975 779 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,573 Write 2,398 Mixed 1,892 SusWrite 1,313 458% 2,044 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 77.6 254% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,291 DQ Write 1,145 DQ Mixed 1,211 910% 1,216 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 962GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 100 73 79 79 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 360 Write 312 Mixed 327 SusWrite 78.9 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 50.1 170% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 215 162% 217 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 133%
Intenso Sata III 500GB 307 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 126GB free Firmware: Q052 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 180 144 129 132 125 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.7% Good	Read 164 Write 223 Mixed 204 SusWrite 159 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 45.8 140% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 119 106% 159 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 133%
Ct2000bx 50 2TB 239 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 481GB free Firmware: M6CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 320 329 326 284 338 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 356 Write 28.8 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 316 40% 182 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 23.3 4K Mixed 0.5 50% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 27.8 DQ Mixed 0.5 25% 63.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 93%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 726GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 843 542 323 321 322 321 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 1,078 Write 502 Mixed 655 SusWrite 446 149% 670 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 49 164% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 465 DQ Write 672 DQ Mixed 508 401% 548 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 565%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 229GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 709 791 795 811 801 811 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,002 Write 826 Mixed 370 SusWrite 786 167% 746 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 47.5 4K Mixed 27.8 88% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 405 DQ Write 652 DQ Mixed 424 350% 494 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 445%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 332GB free Firmware: Z320 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 100 73 79 79 82 MB/s Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.5% Average	Read 194 Write 259 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 78.9 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 16.4 80% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 68.1 DQ Mixed 22.5 35% 68.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 76%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 308GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 895 686 647 648 646 648 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,064 Write 902 Mixed 680 SusWrite 695 187% 835 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 53.7 180% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 458 DQ Write 670 DQ Mixed 522 407% 550 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 445%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 199 204 204 206 206 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 104 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 202 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 197 204 178 174 172 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 133 Write 170 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 183 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 971 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 31.6 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 30.3 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 156%

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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	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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