MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 16:58
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 799 84% 673 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 C75C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 123 Parallax 138 102% 129 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 120 Splatting 99 104% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_CT120M500SSD1 180GB 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 335u SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 159 147 128 139 131 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 326 Write 206 Mixed 232 SusWrite 139 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 38.9 142% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 210 165% 229 MB/s

Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 11GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 100 98 95 90 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 426 Write 139 Mixed 203 SusWrite 97.8 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 33.9 131% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 114 104% 164 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 77%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 29GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 150 147 146 145 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 395 Write 158 Mixed 209 SusWrite 145 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 43.6 167% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 185 141% 194 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%
PNY CS900 960GB-$48 5,902 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 827GB free Firmware: CS900KA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 448 449 458 454 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 446 Mixed 372 SusWrite 452 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 40.8 146% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 205 179% 264 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 26GB free Firmware: CS900B12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 148 150 144 156 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 288 Write 108 Mixed 112 SusWrite 162 37% 168 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 27.4 4K Mixed 15 68% 21.6 MB/s	DQ Read 22.3 DQ Write 23.5 DQ Mixed 21.8 17% 22.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 91%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 245GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 105 107 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 126 Write 131 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 107 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.1% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.9 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 110%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,847x
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	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

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 $45	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