MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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	73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	162% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '20 at 10:04
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,125 101% 855 Pts	64-Core 1,152 71% 1,152 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3792) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Lighting 97.2 Reflection 85.2 Parallax 75.3 79% 85.9 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 80 Splatting 77.4 63% 76.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 832 863 376 33 87 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,311 Write 915 Mixed 810 SusWrite 470 195% 877 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 52.6 176% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 831 DQ Mixed 284 302% 481 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 209%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 367GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 416 423 441 444 412 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 446 Mixed 371 SusWrite 409 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 44.9 145% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 79GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 93.1 Write 95.3 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 72.6 58% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 70%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 931GB free Firmware: SD1B SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 119 118 115 118 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 117 Write 40.9 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 117 61% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 66%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 722GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 100 100 99 106 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 112 Write 92 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 98.9 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C13 2x16GB 2,976 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 29.9 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 28 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 101%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,118x
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	1,047x
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