MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 19 '21 at 05:52
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 901 91% 738 Pts	64-Core 937 58% 937 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3172) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3768 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 240 Parallax 166 135% 191 fps	MRender 208 Gravity 142 Splatting 127 126% 159 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10,146 Write 9,927 Mixed 9,643 2,214% 9,905 MB/s	4K Read 862 4K Write 405 4K Mixed 420 2,058% 562 MB/s	DQ Read 2,005 DQ Write 1,287 DQ Mixed 1,440 1,129% 1,577 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 54GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,988 Write 2,269 Mixed 1,786 451% 2,014 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 84.3 314% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,748 DQ Write 1,372 DQ Mixed 1,523 1,150% 1548 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 493GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 164 165 165 163 165 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 118 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 162 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 2x8GB 2,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 45.6 MC Write 48.2 MC Mixed 32.8 121% 42.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 32 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%

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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	7,845x
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	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,218x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
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 $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 $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