MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	269% 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '20 at 13:47
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 951 99% 796 Pts	64-Core 959 59% 959 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 197 Parallax 192 146% 190 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 174 Splatting 125 114% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 857 584 593 587 595 593 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,582 Write 1,890 Mixed 1,448 SusWrite 635 312% 1,389 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 90.6 286% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,861 DQ Write 1,640 DQ Mixed 1,702 1,290% 1,735 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 340%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 42GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 440 441 440 440 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 424 Mixed 338 SusWrite 440 91% 402 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 35.8 140% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 168 158% 241 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 539GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 126 125 129 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 157 Write 130 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 126 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 113%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 365GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 79 78 83 84 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 54.7 Write 72.5 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 81.6 53% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 83%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 48GB free Firmware: AR15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 162 139 141 135 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 550GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 156 156 157 151 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 151 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 155 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.3 250% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 28 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 30.8 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 104%

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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	8,095x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,822x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

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	2,132x

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 $65Bench 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 $132	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