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 (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 18:53
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (83^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-$155 321,194 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 (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 327 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 884 97% 767 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 89 60 54 59 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 492 Write 341 Mixed 156 SusWrite 79.6 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 35.9 143% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 108 109% 180 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 82%
3 2TB SSD 2TB 1,800 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 197GB free Firmware: T0617A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 453 452 451 280 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 416 Mixed 388 SusWrite 350 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 37 168% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 50 101% 202 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 239GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 365 363 350 358 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 426 Mixed 255 SusWrite 367 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 51.6 189% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 152 167% 282 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 154 158 161 157 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 46.8 Write 124 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 157 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.7 238% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 27 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 38.4 SC Mixed 27.2 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 102%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
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	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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