MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.8% 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	111% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '19 at 05:51
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,152 102% 865 Pts	64-Core 1,603 99% 1,603 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 11BF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.8% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 38.2 32% 36.5 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 36.4 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 33%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 417GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 438 426 427 373 377 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 424 Mixed 415 SusWrite 415 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 50.6 163% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 289 235% 334 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FAD 1x16GB 920 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	47.5% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 13 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,192x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,935x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,842x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,442x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,169x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,059x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $822

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16