MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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	81.5% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '20 at 05:24
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,188 106% 893 Pts	64-Core 1,622 100% 1,622 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBE) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 95 Parallax 87.7 86% 96 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 89.7 Splatting 77.7 73% 91.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 334 Write 257 Mixed 17 44% 203 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 18.1 4K Mixed 16.4 54% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 24.9 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 4.1 41% 89.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 137GB free Firmware: R1029A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 40 31 5.7 40 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 489 Write 126 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 34.7 35% 165 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.4 24% 6.47 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 101%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013) 72,354 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 124GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 72 78 79 79 76 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 70.3 Write 80 Mixed 49 SusWrite 76.6 51% 69 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 63%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 577GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 172 169 172 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 140 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 170 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.C16FBD1 2x8GB 869 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 24.9 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 26.2 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 88%

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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