MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	71.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '21 at 01:51
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 164 2-Core 327 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 654 8-Core 969 101% 812 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 872A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3515 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.2% Very good	Lighting 86.3 Reflection 110 Parallax 71.3 70% 89.3 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 83.9 Splatting 75.4 73% 91.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SB8U512G1002 512GB 2,367 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4131002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 184 177 64 61 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 451 Write 416 Mixed 312 SusWrite 146 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 39.3 149% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 226 194% 288 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 103%
Mushkin MKNSSDTR500GB 500GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 22GB free Firmware: O1126A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 470 Write 421 Mixed 360 93% 417 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 51.9 166% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 256 206% 288 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 2x16GB 2,155 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 29 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 29.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 95%

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,243x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,971x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,865x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,459x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,371x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,182x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,235x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,063x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,013x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,008x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,471x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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