MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 21 '20 at 00:58
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 756 82% 652 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.7% Average	Lighting 58.4 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 57.2 48% 60 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 57.3 Splatting 51.1 48% 59.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM91.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 194 195 196 194 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 313 Write 266 Mixed 251 SusWrite 201 58% 258 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 34.1 131% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 187 164% 242 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 88%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 40GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 71 87 73 70 44 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 464 Write 192 Mixed 226 SusWrite 74.7 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 15.5 105% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 29.2 49% 96.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 72%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$32 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 469GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 90 91 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 131 Write 82.7 Mixed 101 SusWrite 89 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x16GB 8,931 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.6% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 11.5 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 12.7 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 57%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,179x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,915x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,834x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,436x
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,356x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,057x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,996x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $824

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $258	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16