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 above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	127% 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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 10:05
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 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 (87^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 268 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 742 81% 641 Pts	64-Core 753 47% 753 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 246 213 253 191 252 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 1,196 Write 949 Mixed 797 SusWrite 235 177% 794 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 33.4 173% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 292 222% 301 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 223%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 570GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 76 74 76 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 83.1 Write 77.5 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 74.5 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 46%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 370GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 86 88 88 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 77.8 Write 75.6 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 86.8 57% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 59%
Samsung HD160JJ 160GB-$85 5,008 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 148GB free Firmware: ZM100-47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 59 59 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 58.6 Write 61.4 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 58.7 40% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	90% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 27.8 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 25.7 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90% 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,842x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,326x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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