MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77% 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	71.7% 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.

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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '21 at 11:20
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 172 2-Core 345 110% 205 Pts	4-Core 690 8-Core 989 105% 839 Pts	64-Core 1,031 64% 1,031 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77% Very good	Lighting 97.3 Reflection 94 Parallax 87.5 79% 92.9 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 83.9 Splatting 75 72% 90.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30 20,238 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 63 65 66 65 64 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 437 Write 307 Mixed 315 SusWrite 115 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 29.9 125% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 82.3 100% 169 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 582GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 99 100 102 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 129 Write 91.2 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 100 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 113%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.8 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 87.7 Write 9.2 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 9.6 28% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 64% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 29.6 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 29.8 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 108% 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	10	8	60	7.2"	1280 701	SAM0212 SAMSUNG PDP

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,836x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
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: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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