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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	208% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '22 at 01:06
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 812 85% 681 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 372 377 375 334 508 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,718 Write 1,552 Mixed 1,412 SusWrite 388 283% 1,268 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 71.6 254% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 585 DQ Mixed 584 499% 745 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 238%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2TB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 315 319 316 281 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 422 Mixed 374 SusWrite 333 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 48.5 167% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 248 213% 314 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 222GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 148 142 144 114 142 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 295 Write 212 Mixed 232 SusWrite 138 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 33.8 133% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 176 129% 166 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 931GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 86 85 77 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 104 Write 94.9 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 86.4 66% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 111% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HKX2666C16D4/8G 2x8GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 21.9 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23.1 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 82%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,153x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,889x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,345x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,157x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,225x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,049x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,989x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,461x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	968x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16