MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	267% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 14:21
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9500 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 86.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 267 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 785 82% 656 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.6% Very good	Lighting 90.7 Reflection 88.7 Parallax 83.7 74% 87.7 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 79.5 Splatting 72.4 70% 87.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 552 427 425 430 423 417 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,444 Write 2179 Mixed 1,346 SusWrite 446 357% 1,604 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 87.4 289% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,007 DQ Write 1,334 DQ Mixed 1,156 877% 1,165 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 302%
Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31100TNTD 1TB 1,965 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 598GB free Firmware: SBFMX1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 417 435 451 156 451 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 343 Write 104 Mixed 332 SusWrite 383 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 38.1 139% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 224 193% 284 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 465GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 129 130 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 120 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 129 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 029E CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 28.7 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 25.6 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 92%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	165	27"	1280 720	MSI3CB0 MSI G27CQ4

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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	7,844x
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	2,137x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
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	1,455x
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 $45	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