MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	202% 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	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '20 at 18:06
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 837 88% 703 Pts	64-Core 844 52% 844 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Lighting 79.8 Reflection 77.4 Parallax 67.3 65% 74.8 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 72.5 Splatting 71.1 59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 267 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1064 1160 1160 1160 1183 1182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,448 Write 1,168 Mixed 740 SusWrite 1,152 252% 1,127 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 47.3 161% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 535 DQ Write 559 DQ Mixed 484 381% 526 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 202%
GB1000EAMYC 1TB 1,329 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 258GB free Firmware: HPG3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 87 87 86 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 90.4 Write 86.8 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 85.9 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 63%
HP RDX 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 917GB free, PID 0725 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 29.2 Write 29.5 Mixed 20.1 SusWrite 29.8 37% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 16%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	4.78% Terrible	Read 18.2 Write 3.2 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 4.1 8% 7.68 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.78% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.6% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 21.6 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 110%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,147 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,136x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,872x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,819x

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	2,148x

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: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16