MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	312% 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '19 at 17:55
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 280 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,130 101% 851 Pts	64-Core 1134 70% 1134 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 1F02) ≥ 4GB; NE62070V20P2-1061J, Palit super Jetstream CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 119 Parallax 132 102% 126 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 118 Splatting 96.9 101% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$73 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 828 1051 1330 1301 1264 688 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,564 Write 1,777 Mixed 1,425 SusWrite 1,077 381% 1,711 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 82.8 279% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,444 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 570 618% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 311%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 31GB free Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,457 Write 1,122 Mixed 137 267% 1,239 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 75.8 257% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 829 DQ Write 651 DQ Mixed 268 329% 583 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 271%
Kingmax 120GB 120GB 2,908 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 56GB free Firmware: L1015 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 116 103 98 103 MB/s Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.8% Above average	Read 144 Write 135 Mixed 156 SusWrite 109 31% 136 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 32.7 125% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 116 98% 143 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 679GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 186 190 185 189 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 68.3 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 185 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 702GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 93 89 93 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 91.2 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 90.9 61% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 109 108 110 108 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 178 Write 142 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 107 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 981GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 173 174 175 172 175 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 121 Mixed 80 SusWrite 170 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 114%
Orge GZX202 4TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 122 122 122 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 167 Write 163 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 122 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 83%
Orge GZX202 1TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 931GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 139 Write 30.7 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 31.1 45% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x16GB 4,604 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	40.3% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 12 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 10.8 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 51%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,146x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,879x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,344x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,155x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,222x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,002x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,987x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $835

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16