MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	78.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	283% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 20:26
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 832 87% 699 Pts	64-Core 826 51% 826 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3622 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Lighting 97.4 Reflection 98.3 Parallax 100 79% 98.6 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 87.1 Splatting 79 76% 95 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON SA2000M 1TB 1,543 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 651GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1551 1625 1647 1655 680 1035 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,813 Write 1,657 Mixed 1,354 SusWrite 1,365 348% 1,547 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 77.5 256% 86.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,057 DQ Write 1077 DQ Mixed 432 500% 855 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 301%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 13,169 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 12GB free, PID 1665 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 4.2 3.6 3.2 3.6 3.6 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	5.16% Terrible	Read 22.7 Write 5.2 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 3.9 10% 9.38 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.16% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.2% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 21.4 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 103%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,102x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,831x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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