MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 13:38
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,268 112% 952 Pts	64-Core 1,695 105% 1,695 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 149 Parallax 135 105% 138 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 121 Splatting 110 111% 140 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,542 Write 2,374 Mixed 1,641 486% 2,186 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 88.1 294% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,222 DQ Write 989 DQ Mixed 1,092 821% 1101 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 221GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 226 268 292 287 282 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 492 Mixed 382 SusWrite 307 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 39.5 150% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 194 186% 291 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 155GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 65.6 Write 26.7 Mixed 25.6 SusWrite 67.4 34% 46.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 4000 C18 2x8GB 1,557 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 29.9 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 52 SC Mixed 33.4 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%

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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) - $239

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,833x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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 $130Bench 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: $821

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