MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.5% 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	97.8% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '21 at 20:12
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 930 97% 777 Pts	64-Core 927 57% 927 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 181 Parallax 128 98% 143 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 100 Splatting 97 90% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 135 141 132 141 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 486 Mixed 319 SusWrite 169 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 48.1 166% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 176 181% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 256GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 478 478 484 440 343 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 487 Mixed 451 SusWrite 450 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 55.4 182% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 126%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 473GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 462 463 469 470 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 488 Write 467 Mixed 433 SusWrite 466 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 31.7 103% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 198 142% 181 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 99%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 50GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 57.1 Write 64.5 Mixed 43.3 SusWrite 42.1 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 44%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 897GB free Firmware: AX1E1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 109 109 109 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 106 Write 100 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 109 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.4 97% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 23GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 71 70 71 70 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 61.9 Write 71.8 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 69.4 45% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 44%

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 @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 45 MC Write 47.4 MC Mixed 30.9 117% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 32 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,846x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
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	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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