MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	50.5% 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	286% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '20 at 01:08
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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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 i5-9600K-$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 (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 802 86% 686 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 20.8.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 65 Parallax 79.5 51% 69.2 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 61.3 Splatting 54.4 49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 EVO 250GB 612 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 2051 947 826 824 827 828 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,441 Write 2,199 Mixed 1722 SusWrite 1,050 415% 1,853 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 83.6 268% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,044 DQ Write 785 DQ Mixed 936 694% 922 MB/s
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 332%
Adata SU655 480GB 2,405 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 117GB free Firmware: P180509a SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 122 122 123 120 122 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 452 Write 453 Mixed 188 SusWrite 132 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 37.3 130% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 129 107% 158 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 102%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 419GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,581 Write 8,636 Mixed 8,100 1,886% 8,439 MB/s	4K Read 589 4K Write 250 4K Mixed 315 1,429% 385 MB/s	DQ Read 1,722 DQ Write 1038 DQ Mixed 1,172 929% 1,311 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 639GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 157 158 158 158 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 162 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 158 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 163 168 168 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 142 Mixed 22 SusWrite 165 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 108%

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 (93^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 45.9 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 32.3 117% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 31.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 113% 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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,100x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,828x
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	1,044x
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	1,451x
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 $275	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