MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	239% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '19 at 20:07
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 842 88% 706 Pts	64-Core 839 52% 839 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% XFX(1682 9587) CLim: 1580 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Lighting 82.4 Reflection 78.3 Parallax 114 67% 91.5 fps	MRender 76.6 Gravity 83.5 Splatting 64 60% 74.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 272 290 278 275 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,192 Write 1,201 Mixed 1,149 SusWrite 310 268% 1,213 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 88.3 295% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 819 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 655 564% 825 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 244%
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 110GB free Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 74 66 100 77 76 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.7% Above average	Read 253 Write 126 Mixed 168 SusWrite 76.4 34% 156 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 24.4 130% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 83.6 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 93.4 74% 100 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2666 C19 2x8GB 4,888 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 26.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 30 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 95%

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

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,097x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,824x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	1,451x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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) $35	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