MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 25 '19 at 22:00
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	JOR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 674 71% 566 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 61.4 55% 66.3 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 67.7 56% 67.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 31 32 40 52 49 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 839GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 189 193 192 165 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 182 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 186 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX2400C15/8G KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX2400C15/8G 32GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 26.2 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 92%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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	7,878x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,822x

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 $90Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16