MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	57.2% 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	50.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '20 at 10:31
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 167 2-Core 335 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 668 8-Core 1,333 118% 1,001 Pts	64-Core 1,315 81% 1,315 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PNY(196E 11D8) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 63.2 57% 67.9 fps	MRender 72.7 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 71 58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 287 14 64 96 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 515 Write 449 Mixed 433 SusWrite 104 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 17.3 4K Mixed 1.2 68% 18.8 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 11.2 DQ Mixed 36.7 49% 96.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 100%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 678GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2112 2113 1390 943 904 900 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2,601 Write 2105 Mixed 247 SusWrite 1,394 352% 1,587 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 90.5 312% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,274 DQ Write 1,365 DQ Mixed 496 601% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 310%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 457GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 74 75 75 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 75.2 Write 52.8 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 73.6 47% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 43%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 167GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 45 47 53 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 67.9 Write 52.7 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 47.4 36% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 29 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 32.1 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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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) - $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