MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '20 at 21:39
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 129 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 760 79% 633 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 128GB 6,890 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s45 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,328 Write 561 Mixed 282 157% 724 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 53.9 208% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 500 DQ Mixed 298 243% 336 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 197%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 40GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 287 289 284 277 269 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 431 Mixed 422 SusWrite 303 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 59.6 200% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 352 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 31GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 124 123 123 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 130 Write 112 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 122 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 85%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39 12,609 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 5GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 69 70 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 79.2 Write 81.1 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 71.6 50% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 86%
Hitachi HDS5C1010CLA382 1TB 2,729 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4GB free Firmware: JC4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 50 54 53 53 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 51 Write 55.4 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 52.4 36% 48.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 64%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 61GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 111 113 112 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 135 Write 107 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 111 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 27.1 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.4 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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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	8,101x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,829x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,414x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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