MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	128% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '19 at 08:28
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 144 2-Core 264 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 829 86% 693 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12FE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 116 Parallax 119 99% 119 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 119 Splatting 96.5 102% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid LDLC 240GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 154GB free (System drive) SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 326 317 418 107 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 1,229 Write 956 Mixed 889 SusWrite 288 187% 841 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 19.3 134% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 88.3 DQ Write 952 DQ Mixed 34.4 171% 358 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 210GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 182 Write 180 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 127 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 113%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 736GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 121 123 122 123 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 142 Write 141 Mixed 51 SusWrite 122 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 168 176 187 185 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 124 Write 146 Mixed 109 SusWrite 177 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 362% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 22.9 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 88%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,868x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,816x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,146x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,459x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16