MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	67.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.7% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '19 at 15:30
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 302 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,170 105% 885 Pts	64-Core 1,620 100% 1,620 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.5% Good	Lighting 81.7 Reflection 76.7 Parallax 60.7 67% 73 fps	MRender 98.4 Gravity 84.2 Splatting 75.7 69% 86.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 295 297 300 301 301 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 295 Mixed 291 SusWrite 299 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 36.8 144% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 236 203% 300 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 129%
SABRENT 1TB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 204GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 80 79 79 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 75.5 Write 14.8 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 78.8 41% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 87%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 98 99 99 98 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 118 Write 106 Mixed 74 SusWrite 98.6 131% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.7 225% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 59%
USB Flash Disk 129GB 236 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 120GB free, PID null, gorilla SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 16 10 0.2 9.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 98.5 Write 77.5 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 12.3 64% 54.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Mixed 1.1 61% 1 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 22.6 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 98%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,122x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,849x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,333x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
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 $177	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