MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	32.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '19 at 20:33
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$280 32,736 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1181 105% 888 Pts	64-Core 1,197 74% 1,197 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E272) 2GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Lighting 41.4 Reflection 37 Parallax 50 34% 42.8 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 34.3 Splatting 42.9 31% 36.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 240GB-$170 154 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 88 84 90 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	48% Average	Read 134 Write 114 Mixed 145 SusWrite 84.6 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 28.5 106% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 99.8 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 90.5 73% 103 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 57%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 87GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 177 175 196 204 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 381 Write 258 Mixed 272 SusWrite 196 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 41.9 159% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 158 142% 216 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 91%
Intel 530 Series 480GB-$301 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 447GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 260 278 276 256 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 379 Write 195 Mixed 223 SusWrite 270 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 19.3 4K Mixed 25.7 92% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 86.4 DQ Mixed 111 93% 138 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 68%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 182GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 204 231 225 216 226 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 407 Write 255 Mixed 264 SusWrite 218 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 43.1 159% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 131 130% 210 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.C16FBD 2x16GB 334 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 27.3 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 84%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,102x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,831x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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