MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	142% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '21 at 18:29
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$279 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 261 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 1,144 98% 842 Pts	64-Core 1159 72% 1159 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.3% Good	Lighting 79.6 Reflection 97.5 Parallax 60.4 65% 79.2 fps	MRender 63 Gravity 76.7 Splatting 69.8 57% 69.8 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 265GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 353 352 367 370 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 960 Write 776 Mixed 596 SusWrite 370 151% 675 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 51.2 176% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 660 DQ Write 520 DQ Mixed 429 365% 537 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 155%
Toshiba A100 240GB 5,900 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 210GB free Firmware: SBFA10.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 97 97 62 96 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 465 Write 116 Mixed 138 SusWrite 93.9 44% 203 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 46.3 4K Mixed 25.7 114% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 89.3 DQ Mixed 161 128% 184 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 673GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 167 166 165 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 138 Mixed 81 SusWrite 165 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 929GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 153 155 154 155 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 162 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 153 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 356GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 150 148 149 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 146 Write 87.6 Mixed 70 SusWrite 147 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 113%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 834GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 106 102 104 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 118 Write 82.8 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 103 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD824A.C16FBD2 Samsung M378A1G43EB1-CPB 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75.6% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.7 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 76%

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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) - $262

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,218x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,954x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,857x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,450x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,367x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,175x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,003x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,465x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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