MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	256% 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	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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200522
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '21 at 18:31
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600 931 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 853 89% 716 Pts	64-Core 853 53% 853 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 118 Parallax 137 111% 130 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 120 Splatting 110 111% 140 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS200T2B0C-00PXH0 2TB 7,836 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 21705000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1757 1389 753 739 750 747 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,541 Write 1487 Mixed 1,242 SusWrite 1,022 297% 1,323 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 69.9 250% 94 MB/s	DQ Read 1,199 DQ Write 1,247 DQ Mixed 1,402 1,005% 1,283 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 283%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3270 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 29.5 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 31.5 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% 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	9	7	60	21.5"	1280 720	VSCDC2E VX2252 Series

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,125x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,858x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,807x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,338x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,142x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
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	962x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	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