MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	29.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '20 at 18:19
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 303 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,204 107% 907 Pts	64-Core 1,184 73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.7% Poor	Lighting 27.3 Reflection 79 Parallax 56.2 22% 54.2 fps	MRender 52.6 Gravity 24.7 Splatting 76 44% 51.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 355GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1971 793 600 613 613 612 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 1,940 Write 2,374 Mixed 1322 SusWrite 867 365% 1,626 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 87 292% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,774 DQ Write 1,560 DQ Mixed 1,620 1,227% 1,652 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 894GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 39 55 59 83 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 170 Write 155 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 69.2 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 109%
USB 2.0 Flash Drive 4GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 0000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 3.7 4.3 3.6 4.4 4.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	6.76% Terrible	Read 24.2 Write 4.5 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 4.1 10% 9.52 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 37% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.76% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 27.8 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.6 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	7,858x
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	2,337x
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	1,983x
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