MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	222% 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '21 at 02:30
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 86.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 687 77% 605 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.1% Average	Lighting 54.2 Reflection 66 Parallax 58.3 44% 59.5 fps	MRender 64.6 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 52 47% 58.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 312GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 893 419 378 345 366 347 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,548 Write 1,496 Mixed 1,181 SusWrite 458 262% 1,171 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 72.1 249% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,261 DQ Write 1,217 DQ Mixed 1,006 820% 1,161 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 165 173 192 190 177 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 126 Write 174 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 178 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 106%
Seagate ST3160811AS 160GB-$45 4,832 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 149GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 71.7 Write 37 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 69.6 41% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 40%
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 74GB free Firmware: 10.01E03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 57 58 58 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 57.6 Write 58.5 Mixed 43.3 SusWrite 57.3 40% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 20.5 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 16.8 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 94%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,122x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,850x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,333x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	961x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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