MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42.5% 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	198% 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	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 14 '19 at 23:05
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,090 101% 845 Pts	64-Core 1,578 98% 1,578 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P2000 13,958 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Nvidia(10DE 11B3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1721 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 5GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Lighting 52 Reflection 57.5 Parallax 42.9 42% 50.8 fps	MRender 48 Gravity 48.6 Splatting 57.9 43% 51.5 fps
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 335GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 891 918 889 677 91 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,363 Write 930 Mixed 871 SusWrite 604 210% 942 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 72.6 260% 94.6 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 221 277% 472 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 209%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 206 214 215 214 215 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 173 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 211 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 27GB free, PID 0306 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 26 33 33 33 33 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 74.3 Write 26.2 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 30.1 46% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 2 257% 6.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 33%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.8 8.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	5.13% Terrible	Read 20.2 Write 5 Mixed 6 SusWrite 8.7 11% 9.98 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 5% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.13% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 15,511 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 29.1 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 29.4 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 106%

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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	8,118x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,848x
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	2,332x
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	998x

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	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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