MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.8% 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	163% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '21 at 11:19
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 85.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 1,150 98% 841 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E353) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.8% Average	Lighting 59.2 Reflection 57.8 Parallax 79.2 48% 65.4 fps	MRender 58.8 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 43.7 44% 54.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 7,666 User benchmarks, average bench 137% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 234 228 226 228 224 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,038 Write 640 Mixed 783 SusWrite 250 151% 678 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.7 231% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 845 DQ Write 738 DQ Mixed 658 530% 747 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 177%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 135GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 463 453 470 464 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 466 Mixed 354 SusWrite 463 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 35.7 132% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 136 157% 269 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.5 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 15 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 90%

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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	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,845x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,218x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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