MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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.
Boot Drive	82.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 01:46
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 272 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 713 79% 624 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 122 Parallax 123 103% 124 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 124 Splatting 100 105% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 370GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 248 271 268 277 279 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 438 Write 264 Mixed 250 SusWrite 266 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 30.1 116% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 226 190% 277 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 129%
Seagate ST3500830SCE 500GB 1,034 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 466GB free Firmware: 3.ACD SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 75 75 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 72.5 Write 68.5 Mixed 46 SusWrite 74.8 48% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 43%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: MN6OA5Q0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 149 149 150 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 149 Write 148 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 150 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 85%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 522GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 103 100 101 101 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 76.2 Write 76.5 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 101 104% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 2,343 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19.9 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.4 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 110%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,122x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,854x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,805x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,335x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,141x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,982x
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	961x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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