MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '19 at 05:09
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 137 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 792 84% 670 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2251 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Lighting 77.8 Reflection 80.1 Parallax 70.4 63% 76.1 fps	MRender 79.4 Gravity 74.5 Splatting 77 63% 77 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002 250GB 2,988 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 304 304 306 308 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 386 Mixed 397 SusWrite 303 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 41.6 152% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 211 198% 306 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 463GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 116 120 121 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 72.2 Write 88.8 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 119 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 181% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 29.2 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 30.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,845x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,218x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
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	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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) $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