MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	323% 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	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	17.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	17.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '19 at 19:11
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 276 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 763 83% 658 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6345 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.44% Terrible	Lighting 7.27 Reflection 11.9 Parallax 8.22 6% 9.12 fps	MRender 12.8 Gravity 7.43 Splatting 16.4 10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.44% Great: 7%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 12D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Lighting 77.3 Reflection 75.9 Parallax 62.9 63% 72.1 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 71.3 58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$149 3,554 User benchmarks, average bench 221% 297GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1442 1557 1525 1456 1461 1539 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,310 Write 1,590 Mixed 1,063 SusWrite 1,496 360% 1,615 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 81.8 275% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1298 DQ Write 1,114 DQ Mixed 932 773% 1,115 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 322%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 821GB free Firmware: MKAOAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 154 155 154 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 154 Write 149 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 154 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 194GB free Firmware: MKAOAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 130 Write 117 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 105 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 87%
SanDisk Extreme Go USB 3.1 64GB-$23 2,139 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 58GB free, PID 558b Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 23.3 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 23.6 36% 28 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.7 136% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2666 C19 4x8GB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 27.1 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.6 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 96%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	1,453x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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