MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 100%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96.2% 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

1 month ago, 1 month 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 (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-9700K 1,901 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	SC Int 139 SC Float 149 SC Mixed 145 100% 144 Pts	QC Int 553 QC Float 595 QC Mixed 573 103% 574 Pts	MC Int 1100 MC Float 1,185 MC Mixed 1,128 76% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$270 23,471 User benchmarks, average bench 92% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.72 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Lighting 313 Reflection 246 Parallax 283 93% 281 fps	MRender 222 Gravity 273 Splatting 188 98% 227 fps
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 99%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 1,456 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 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 (64^th 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: 127% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 195%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 6,091 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 401GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 97 224 96 205 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^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: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$26 84,158 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 125 125 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^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: 25% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 8,549 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^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: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 108%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 64%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $130

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $245Bench 94%, 45,712 samples	2,759x
Core i7-9700KIntel $362Bench 98%, 49,455 samples	1,377x
Core i9-9900KIntel $485Bench 100%, 69,747 samples	817x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $449Bench 128%, 108,990 samples	741x
RTX 2060-6GBNvidia $340Bench 106%, 57,926 samples	682x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 106%, 153,303 samples	465x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $90Bench 276%, 96,809 samples	381x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $40Bench 45%, 22,104 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 86%, 224,013 samples	858x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $78Bench 90%, 110,660 samples	335x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 78%, 42,366 samples	240x

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Value: 124% - Outstanding

Total price: $967

CPU	GPU	SSD
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 $199	Nvidia GTX 1070 $391	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $252	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $250	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
Intel Core i9-9900K $485	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $750	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $728	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $78	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12