MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '21 at 14:40
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$258 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,050 100% 824 Pts	64-Core 1,129 70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3043 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 103 Parallax 97.5 86% 102 fps	MRender 97.7 Gravity 96 Splatting 82.9 74% 92.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,581 Write 2260 Mixed 1,574 475% 2,138 MB/s	4K Read 70.2 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 93.5 316% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,448 DQ Write 1,235 DQ Mixed 1,318 994% 1,334 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 152GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 457 458 459 461 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 468 Mixed 323 SusWrite 459 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 40.7 144% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 181 155% 222 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 28.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 38.4 SC Mixed 28.5 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 99%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,094x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,822x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,792x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,131x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	1,451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	958x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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