MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 71% Battleship


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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	67.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98% 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	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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '21 at 13:35
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,052 99% 825 Pts	64-Core 1,159 72% 1,159 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3670 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.8% Good	Lighting 85.1 Reflection 81.6 Parallax 80.1 69% 82.3 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 74.7 Splatting 67.5 65% 81.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 845DC PRO 800GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXV8AX3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 416 421 422 428 423 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 429 Mixed 352 SusWrite 413 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 39.2 131% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 295 233% 322 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 105%
3 120GB SSD 120GB 3,381 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 111GB free Firmware: VA001C76 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 400 411 416 419 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 444 Write 413 Mixed 340 SusWrite 402 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 32.2 119% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 200 152% 202 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 29.1 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 24.2 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 110%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,114x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	997x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,454x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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