MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.8% 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	84.8% 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.

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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '21 at 15:23
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 716 77% 612 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 108 Parallax 63.1 58% 80.6 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 73.7 Splatting 69.5 57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31480GNTD 480GB 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 357 115 108 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 442 Write 349 Mixed 324 SusWrite 187 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 35.3 140% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 221 187% 271 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 98%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 95GB free Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 300 257 258 256 341 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1202 Write 255 Mixed 123 SusWrite 297 101% 469 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 72.8 242% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 805 DQ Write 982 DQ Mixed 312 397% 700 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 2x8GB 11,591 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 26.6 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 27.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 101%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

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	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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