MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	75.5% 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	100% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 04:56
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 153 2-Core 308 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,192 107% 904 Pts	64-Core 1,186 73% 1,186 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3670 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Lighting 94.9 Reflection 94.3 Parallax 88.9 77% 92.7 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 79.1 Splatting 75.1 72% 90.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 845DC PRO 800GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXV8AX3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 430 430 428 419 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 439 Mixed 337 SusWrite 397 90% 397 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 41.7 144% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 296 233% 323 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%
3 120GB SSD 120GB 3,381 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 111GB free Firmware: VA001C76 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 414 422 423 423 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 420 Write 417 Mixed 337 SusWrite 396 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 33.6 126% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 198 152% 202 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 29.1 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 28.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 110%

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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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,163x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,893x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,828x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,430x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,349x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,160x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,051x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,004x

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	969x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $835

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16