MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	40.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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	19 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '20 at 07:43
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 87.2 1-Core 161 2-Core 326 102% 191 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 943 99% 792 Pts	64-Core 957 59% 957 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 266GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1457 585 590 588 591 590 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,512 Write 1,740 Mixed 1,535 SusWrite 733 311% 1,380 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 63.9 225% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,378 DQ Write 1,426 DQ Mixed 1304 1,007% 1,369 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 277%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 53 50 40 46 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 376 Write 61.5 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 52.1 31% 145 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 7.4 73% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 53.9 DQ Write 39.6 DQ Mixed 6.2 16% 33.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 83%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 70GB free Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 66 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 412 Mixed 393 SusWrite 104 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 60.6 208% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 263 212% 298 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 155GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 490 490 490 488 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 487 Mixed 438 SusWrite 489 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 68.9 233% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 331GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 132 130 128 130 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 146 Write 132 Mixed 85 SusWrite 130 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 859B BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.1 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 82%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,094x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,822x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,792x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,131x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
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	1,451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	958x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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