MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.8% 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	266% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '22 at 07:25
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 736 82% 644 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.2% 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: 21.12.1 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 57.8 Reflection 58.6 Parallax 75.9 47% 64.1 fps	MRender 58.8 Gravity 61.3 Splatting 43 43% 54.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 45.8% 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% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1053 807 793 782 765 767 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,524 Write 2,248 Mixed 1,760 SusWrite 828 411% 1840 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 80.1 261% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 842 DQ Write 656 DQ Mixed 711 542% 736 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 422GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,360 Write 7,308 Mixed 7,544 1,726% 7,737 MB/s	4K Read 500 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 258 1,198% 322 MB/s	DQ Read 1,357 DQ Write 637 DQ Mixed 836 663% 943 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 220GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1345 304 305 303 304 304 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 2,384 Write 1,464 Mixed 1,031 SusWrite 477 296% 1339 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 61.5 212% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 799 DQ Write 708 DQ Mixed 774 575% 760 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 280%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 150 147 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 167 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 150 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 108%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 157 156 162 161 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 79.1 Write 148 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 159 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 108%

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 @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 32.9 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 19.1 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99% 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	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
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	1,046x
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: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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