MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	67.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '19 at 10:16
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 868 87% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,112 69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.1% Good	Lighting 89.8 Reflection 79.1 Parallax 75.6 73% 81.5 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 69.4 Splatting 68.8 55% 67 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 73%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB 11,560 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA15.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 253 162 156 160 163 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 451 Write 146 Mixed 298 SusWrite 195 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 20.2 4K Mixed 21.7 87% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 20.6 DQ Mixed 35.4 43% 80.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 25 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 28.8 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 104%

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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%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,101x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,828x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,414x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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