MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	50.9% 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	285% 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	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '20 at 20:38
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 826 87% 698 Pts	64-Core 855 53% 855 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: 20.9.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 79.8 52% 69.6 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 54.5 49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1114 849 864 871 869 870 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,556 Write 2,225 Mixed 1,811 SusWrite 906 419% 1,875 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 84.7 280% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 900 677% 908 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 355%
Adata SU655 480GB 2,405 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 233GB free Firmware: P180509a SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 177 121 121 123 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 474 Mixed 416 SusWrite 187 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 44.6 159% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 286 209% 270 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 102%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 326GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,979 Write 8,724 Mixed 7,613 1,883% 8,439 MB/s	4K Read 601 4K Write 255 4K Mixed 312 1,446% 390 MB/s	DQ Read 1,666 DQ Write 1,102 DQ Mixed 1202 946% 1,323 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 255GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 107 106 101 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	78% Very good	Read 169 Write 155 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 103 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 974GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 161 160 161 161 162 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 143 Mixed 89.9 SusWrite 159 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 114%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 194 192 195 193 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 182 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 192 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 180 181 177 181 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 171 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 181 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 5,745 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 58GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 37 31 29 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 116 Write 39 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 35.8 72% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.6 172% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 39%

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 (97^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 47.5 MC Write 52.2 MC Mixed 34 127% 44.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 48.3 SC Mixed 33.2 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 122% 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	7,844x
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	2,137x

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 $95Bench 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	1,455x
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