MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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	50.9% 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)
Boot Drive	92.5% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '19 at 15:58
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	IRQ-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$137 321,194 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 (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 265 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 836 88% 703 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 67.6 Parallax 89.3 52% 73.4 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 55.4 50% 61.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar SSD 240GB 2,170 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1127A SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 398 423 431 429 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 376 Mixed 328 SusWrite 407 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 26.7 140% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 36.7 74% 148 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 168%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 446GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 173 172 173 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 85 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 172 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 29.9 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 111%

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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%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $255

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,201x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,946x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,446x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,363x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,169x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,061x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,001x
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	974x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $827

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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