MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	94.7% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '21 at 00:52
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$136 321,194 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)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 800 84% 675 Pts	64-Core 803 50% 803 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 182 Parallax 116 96% 139 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 102 Splatting 99.9 91% 114 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 138 137 140 139 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 473 Mixed 296 SusWrite 173 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 50.3 182% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 171 178% 291 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
PNY CS900 120GB-$15 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 63GB free Firmware: CS900212 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 233 243 238 239 240 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 445 Write 406 Mixed 339 SusWrite 249 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 28.2 125% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 162 150% 227 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 87%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 241GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 486 490 431 337 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 471 Mixed 409 SusWrite 452 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 59.4 198% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 673GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 409 410 413 411 411 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 388 Write 386 Mixed 374 SusWrite 410 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 28.9 94% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 176 128% 164 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 99%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 919GB free Firmware: AX1E1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 112 113 112 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 108 Write 91.4 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 112 63% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C20 2x8GB 1,745 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.7% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 22.1 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 22.1 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 108%

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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	8	144	27"	1280 720	AOC2702 Q27G2G4

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,934x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,441x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,167x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,059x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
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	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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