MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	79.5% 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	425% 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	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 00:37
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 932 99% 790 Pts	64-Core 926 57% 926 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC7) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 2350 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Lighting 105 Reflection 100 Parallax 88.2 86% 97.8 fps	MRender 79.2 Gravity 89.1 Splatting 79.7 68% 82.7 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB 5,348 User benchmarks, average bench 265% 887GB free (System drive) Firmware: GXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2453 2449 2450 2459 2273 1724 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	425% Outstanding	Read 2,631 Write 2,443 Mixed 2390 SusWrite 2,301 550% 2,441 MB/s	4K Read 78.8 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 112 365% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,587 DQ Write 1,371 DQ Mixed 1,475 1,106% 1,478 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 425% Great: 421%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 233GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 370 371 370 362 368 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 371 Mixed 336 SusWrite 368 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.9 159% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 198 176% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 162 177 193 189 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 191 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 179 107% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB 20,502 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 45.6 MC Mixed 35.3 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 50 SC Mixed 32.7 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 126%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 58: 5R 7G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
58%	36%	66	350	291	60	31.5"	2560 1440	GSM772A LG QHD

History: Score 47: 4R 6G 9B | Score 58: 4R 9G 11B | Score 58: 5R 7G 12B

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,118x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,847x
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	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

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