MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 17:40
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 816 86% 686 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 112 Parallax 127 99% 120 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 113 Splatting 105 104% 131 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 498 Write 412 Mixed 303 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 31.4 113% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 130 131% 217 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 159GB free Firmware: 3.CHN SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 64 64 63 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 73.3 Write 48.4 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 63.7 43% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 43%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 100GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 95 95 99 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 81 SusWrite 97.7 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 109%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 464GB free Firmware: 01.01V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 110 113 113 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 114 Write 104 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 112 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 27.8 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 27.5 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 101%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

UFO

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	7,828x
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	1,045x
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 $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