MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	70.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	68.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	10.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 22:08
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 135 2-Core 271 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 716 80% 628 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.1% 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: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Lighting 93.6 Reflection 91.3 Parallax 78.3 76% 87.7 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 80.5 Splatting 71.9 59% 72.4 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 113 14 95 46 3.6 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 428 Write 230 Mixed 290 SusWrite 48.5 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 28.8 122% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 166 152% 229 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 100%
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 445 418 48 42 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 491 Write 413 Mixed 385 SusWrite 239 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 25.8 134% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 40.1 92% 185 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 930GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 204 206 208 203 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 137 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 204 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 25.4 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 26.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 35: 3R 3G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
35%	12%	140	317	232	60	24"	1920 1080	GSM5B72 24GL600F

History: Score 9: 0R 1G 6B | Score 35: 3R 3G 11B

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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	8,101x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,828x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,414x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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