MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	232% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	43.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '21 at 23:47
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 284 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 828 86% 690 Pts	64-Core 824 51% 824 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.5% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 127 Parallax 110 92% 117 fps	MRender 95.9 Gravity 98.2 Splatting 94.9 79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40 10,318 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1366 968 541 562 676 1448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,694 Write 89.3 Mixed 312 SusWrite 927 165% 756 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 47.6 214% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 901 DQ Write 1,053 DQ Mixed 646 578% 866 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 248%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 429 Write 223 Mixed 165 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 21.4 111% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 24.1 84% 189 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 303GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 465 459 465 436 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 455 Mixed 410 SusWrite 427 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 54.3 182% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 350 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 492GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 152 154 152 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 133 Mixed 99.7 SusWrite 152 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 182% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 208GB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 41 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 34 Write 33.3 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 40.1 26% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.6 206% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 48GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	76% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.1 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 24.1 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 5R 6G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	47%	30	313	234	144	27"	2560 1440	AOC2713 AG271QG

History: Score 9: 0R 2G 3B | Score 46: 5R 6G 3B

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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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,167x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,899x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,830x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,432x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,350x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,053x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,991x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	971x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16