MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (17%). 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	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 30 '21 at 10:24
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 990 92% 766 Pts	64-Core 1,560 97% 1,560 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.2% Outstanding	Lighting 110 Reflection 169 Parallax 98.4 89% 126 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 126 Splatting 113 95% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,811 Write 8,816 Mixed 8,659 1,960% 8,762 MB/s	4K Read 616 4K Write 331 4K Mixed 410 1,633% 452 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 929 DQ Mixed 1,028 793% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 404GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 130 135 132 132 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 118 Write 127 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 131 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 106%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 299GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 80 80 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 99.7 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 81 65% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 69%
Generic Flash Disk 1GB 2,763 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 9.8 9.9 9.9 9.7 9.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	6.92% Terrible	Read 20.9 Write 7.9 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 9.7 14% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 30% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.92% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 26.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 30.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 110%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
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: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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