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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	124% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '21 at 22:49
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 262 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 759 80% 640 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 474 476 483 488 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 486 Mixed 403 SusWrite 477 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 56.2 188% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 121GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 88 88 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 90 Write 85.2 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 88.6 65% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 126GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 93 94 93 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 92.9 Write 94.4 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 93 60% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 4x8GB 3,708 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3423 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 32.3 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 30.4 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% 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) - $239

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,106x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,833x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $821

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) $30	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