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 (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96% 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	97.3% 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	13.6 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 25 '21 at 01:17
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 920 95% 765 Pts	64-Core 916 57% 916 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% 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)	96% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 183 Parallax 116 99% 140 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 101 Splatting 98.7 91% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 133 142 132 142 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 481 Mixed 318 SusWrite 161 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 47.7 166% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 176 181% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 287GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 483 483 485 439 344 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 487 Mixed 450 SusWrite 451 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 55.9 184% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 126%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 470GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 465 466 469 473 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 489 Write 472 Mixed 451 SusWrite 467 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 31.5 102% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 234 170% 223 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 99%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 62GB free Firmware: CS900212 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 236 236 237 237 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 417 Write 230 Mixed 337 SusWrite 254 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 27.4 120% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 161 150% 228 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 87%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 136GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 50 51 52 49 48 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 66.1 Write 49.9 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 50.1 38% 51.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 44%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 854GB free Firmware: AX1E1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 112 110 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 111 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 71GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 71 72 72 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 63.1 Write 77.5 Mixed 44.6 SusWrite 71.6 47% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 38.7% 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 (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 47.5 MC Mixed 30.9 117% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 30.9 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
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: $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