MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	83.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	45.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '20 at 05:15
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	IDN-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 i7-9700F-$295 54,980 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)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,159 103% 871 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 96.2 Parallax 90.7 85% 97 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 88.2 Splatting 86 80% 99.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 76 46 129 60 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 511 Write 406 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 126 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 5.5 62% 15.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 92%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB-$71 14,401 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 461GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 99 99 99 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 101 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 98 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 62%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 342GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 128 128 129 129 128 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 144 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 127 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 98%
BUFFALO HD-PCU2 320GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 185GB free, PID 01d9 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 38.9 Write 24.1 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 40.9 46% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 27.9 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 31.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,836x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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