MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '20 at 05:17
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 756 78% 627 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 11BF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Lighting 39 Reflection 31.1 Parallax 37.8 32% 36 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 36.5 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 67 55 73 64 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 475 Write 369 Mixed 300 SusWrite 71.2 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 45.8 4K Mixed 1.7 75% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 45.6 DQ Mixed 170 117% 149 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 341GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 159 164 154 161 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 144 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 161 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GB 8,909 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	46.2% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 13.7 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 14.8 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 45%

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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%

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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	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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