MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.4% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

5 days ago, 5 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 10:04
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$264 52,385 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 96% 169 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 1,068 100% 808 Pts	64-Core 1,061 71% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$230 135,720 User benchmarks, average bench 69% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.7% Good	Lighting 92.6 Reflection 89.4 Parallax 77.6 75% 86.5 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 81.4 Splatting 72.2 64% 72.8 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 28,466 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 254 255 258 198 180 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 416 Mixed 330 SusWrite 234 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 46.6 163% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 234 198% 292 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$46 185,343 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 647GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 83 86 87 85 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 99.7 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 85.7 64% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$49 367,052 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 205 208 206 209 209 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$73 440,698 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 26.8 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 29.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 94%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $127

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $198Bench 93%, 257,803 samples	10,086x
Core i7-9700KIntel $288Bench 97%, 356,838 samples	8,429x
Core i9-9900KIntel $368Bench 98%, 360,345 samples	3,384x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 442,583 samples	3,712x
RTX 2060Nvidia $338Bench 89%, 397,965 samples	2,980x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 345,122 samples	2,734x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $68Bench 107%, 556,834 samples	1,767x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 283%, 282,665 samples	1,313x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 114%, 389,170 samples	1,240x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 429,937 samples	3,098x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples	2,278x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $120Bench 83%, 223,106 samples	1,246x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $982

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $180	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i7-10700K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16