MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	65.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	12.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '20 at 16:32
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 904 91% 737 Pts	64-Core 1,002 62% 1,002 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Zotac(19DA 3543) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65.3% Good	Lighting 83 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 61.6 68% 72 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 77.8 Splatting 75.4 61% 74 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
LDLC 480GB 760 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0107A3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,515 Write 1311 Mixed 131 216% 986 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 19 165% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 492 DQ Write 757 DQ Mixed 1.8 176% 417 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 196%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 76GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 109 110 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 112 Write 113 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 109 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 69%
Maxtor 6V160E0 160GB 1,693 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 149GB free Firmware: VA111630 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 68 68 67 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 65.2 Write 66.7 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 67.3 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 39%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 165GB-$46 4,039 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 85GB free Firmware: P22OA70A SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 58 62 63 62 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 62 Write 47 Mixed 35 SusWrite 59.4 37% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.1% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 21.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 95%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,134x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,864x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,814x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,423x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,145x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,457x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	965x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16