MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.8% 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	233% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200522
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 20:52
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 286 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 781 84% 667 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 4027) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Lighting 56.6 Reflection 55.8 Parallax 57.4 46% 56.6 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 50 Splatting 49.9 45% 56.2 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1129 1124 880 625 272 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,517 Write 1,154 Mixed 1,027 SusWrite 717 247% 1,104 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 83.1 288% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 798 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 323 403% 706 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 236%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 215GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 445 446 450 450 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 426 Mixed 398 SusWrite 450 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 31.5 148% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 50 101% 201 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 887GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 178 177 180 180 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 179 Mixed 104 SusWrite 179 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 1,703 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 3GB free, PID 2320 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 37.2 Mixed 20.3 SusWrite 38.9 45% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x16GB 10,192 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.8% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 24.7 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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	7,841x
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	2,325x
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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

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 $40	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