MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	75.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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, 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	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '19 at 14:56
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,216 106% 904 Pts	64-Core 1,222 76% 1,222 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3790) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Lighting 99.5 Reflection 89 Parallax 77 81% 88.5 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 82.6 Splatting 78.1 64% 77.2 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 795GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 913 505 505 506 477 475 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 185 178 184 187 189 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 758GB free Firmware: 1AJ10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 125 129 128 128 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 72.7 Write 58 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 127 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C18 2x8GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 24.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 26.6 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 90%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,125x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,858x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,806x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,337x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,142x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
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	962x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $256	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16