MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	113% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '20 at 13:49
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,160 104% 879 Pts	64-Core 1,147 71% 1,147 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2352 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Lighting 76 Reflection 119 Parallax 75.6 62% 90.2 fps	MRender 80.9 Gravity 78.5 Splatting 72.6 63% 77.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 311 310 299 308 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 487 Mixed 395 SusWrite 305 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 56 187% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 348 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$91 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 314GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 71 71 72 72 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 152 Write 103 Mixed 89 SusWrite 71.2 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GE2666C16K4 2x8GB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 29.3 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 28.4 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 94%

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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%

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Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,118x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,848x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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