MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	19.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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

2 years ago, 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 21:09
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 130 2-Core 257 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 751 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85ED) 3GB CLim: 2176 MHz, MLim: 2143 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 466.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.3% Very poor	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 0.2 Parallax 0.8 3% 1.63 fps	MRender 65.9 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 57.9 51% 62.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 37 35 38 54 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 150 Write 146 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 49.7 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 27.7 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 27.4 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 55: 6R 7G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
55%	21%	82	302	229	60	0"	1536 864

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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