MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	76.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	171% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '19 at 16:12
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	57%

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	Extreme
Intel Core i7-9700K-$360 110,907 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	1-Core 145 2-Core 287 102% 216 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,138 105% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,128 76% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$272 60,664 User benchmarks, average bench 75% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.72 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Lighting 313 Reflection 246 Parallax 283 82% 281 fps	MRender 222 Gravity 273 Splatting 188 77% 227 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 4,126 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 848 316 301 301 301 302 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,029 Write 997 Mixed 923 SusWrite 395 188% 836 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 61.9 222% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 701 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 714 577% 802 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 194%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 10,412 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 401GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 97 224 96 205 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 455 Write 310 Mixed 261 SusWrite 169 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 18.8 81% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 87.6 DQ Mixed 41.4 47% 81.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$25 119,024 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 466GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 125 125 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 124 Write 123 Mixed 68 SusWrite 124 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 13,233 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled	71.9% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 22.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 99%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 67%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $128

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $200Bench 94%, 76,655 samples	4,134x
Core i7-9700KIntel $360Bench 99%, 110,907 samples	2,272x
Core i9-9900KIntel $472Bench 99%, 125,109 samples	1,270x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $400Bench 107%, 161,143 samples	1,426x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 86%, 108,309 samples	1,202x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 677,712 samples	876x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 106%, 224,064 samples	823x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 276%, 128,752 samples	578x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $100Bench 289%, 62,845 samples	494x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 84%, 268,353 samples	1,554x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 87%, 158,485 samples	762x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 83%, 26,065 samples	391x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $150	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24