MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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	0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '21 at 03:51
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 855 89% 713 Pts	64-Core 853 53% 853 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3417) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 64.9 Parallax 95 57% 76.8 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 74.6 Splatting 47.8 50% 62.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 9,737 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 954GB free Firmware: AAGA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1358 1750 1217 914 910 913 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,916 Write 1,453 Mixed 1,282 SusWrite 1177 326% 1,457 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 69.4 235% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 918 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 782 637% 899 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 251%
MB2000EBUCF 2TB 645 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: MK7OHPG3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 105 96 114 119 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 110 Write 134 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 106 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 174 Write 128 Mixed 67.3 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 540% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 1x4GB 5,412 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 12.2 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 13.3 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 49%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,153x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,889x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,345x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,157x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,225x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,049x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,989x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,461x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	968x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16