MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	148% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '19 at 18:33
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,054 100% 826 Pts	64-Core 1,166 72% 1,166 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 96.2 Parallax 95.6 84% 98.3 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 90.8 Splatting 81.5 74% 92.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
FPI250MWR7 250GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0318A0G SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 395 363 342 377 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 1,447 Write 373 Mixed 491 SusWrite 347 145% 665 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 18.9 183% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 394 DQ Mixed 264 233% 348 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 148%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 924GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 180 181 181 181 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 164 Mixed 106 SusWrite 178 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 24.2 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 26.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 94%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,269x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,989x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,879x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,470x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,376x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,190x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,237x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,066x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,015x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,010x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,473x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	979x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359