MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	74.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95% 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.

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	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '21 at 14:35
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$252 550,833 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 (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,034 99% 818 Pts	64-Core 1035 64% 1035 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3790 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Lighting 91.1 Reflection 92.3 Parallax 87.4 74% 90.3 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 85.2 Splatting 76.3 74% 93.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 845DC PRO 800GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXV8AX3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 411 419 417 415 410 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 428 Mixed 345 SusWrite 396 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 36.2 128% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 294 232% 322 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 105%
3 120GB SSD 120GB 3,381 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 111GB free Firmware: VA001C76 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 402 411 411 410 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 434 Write 406 Mixed 336 SusWrite 389 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 31.7 119% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 198 152% 202 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$42 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 28.4 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 25.4 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.3% 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%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,114x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,802x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

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	997x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,454x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $830

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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