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 way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	240% 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	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, , ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '22 at 23:36
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 250 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 730 76% 612 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
35TTFP6PCIE-512G 512GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 428GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0709A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1376 1351 1347 1346 1332 1307 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,636 Write 1,382 Mixed 1,011 SusWrite 1,343 301% 1,343 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 25.8 180% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 782 DQ Write 1,061 DQ Mixed 501 496% 781 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 253%
3 60GB SSD 60GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 52GB free Firmware: S0401A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 203 202 201 201 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 376 Write 198 Mixed 232 SusWrite 202 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 24.9 126% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 76.3 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 38.1 58% 105 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 79%
Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 250GB 8,875 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 198GB free Firmware: PB2OC60F SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 77 79 77 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 78.1 Write 75.4 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 77.9 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 45%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 185 201 196 192 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 139 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 193 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFRA266.M8FJ 4x8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 29.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 26.5 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,124x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,855x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,806x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,335x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,142x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,982x
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	962x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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