MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


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 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	95.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191023
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '21 at 19:57
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 i7-9700K-$242 550,833 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 (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,206 108% 910 Pts	64-Core 1,196 74% 1,196 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$288 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 869D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 112 Parallax 115 98% 116 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 105 Splatting 97 92% 114 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$49 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,773 Write 1,520 Mixed 1,348 344% 1,547 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 66.4 237% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 852 DQ Write 1,142 DQ Mixed 799 659% 931 MB/s
Poor: 143% Great: 238%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 69GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 61 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 506 Write 418 Mixed 408 SusWrite 89.3 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 43.5 148% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 240 200% 285 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 91%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 38GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 437 458 335 148 127 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 454 Mixed 443 SusWrite 288 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 49.4 164% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 271 226% 327 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 29.2 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.4 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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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	7	144	24"	1280 720	ACI24E1 VG248

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,211x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,951x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,852x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,447x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,366x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,173x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,003x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	974x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16