MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.4% 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	81.9% 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	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '21 at 03:02
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 857 89% 715 Pts	64-Core 858 53% 858 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 181 Parallax 129 98% 143 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 101 Splatting 98 91% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900212 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 210 223 211 231 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 481 Write 337 Mixed 345 SusWrite 222 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 28.5 125% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 159 149% 227 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 87%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 182GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 478 485 487 430 328 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 488 Mixed 440 SusWrite 449 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 60.8 200% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 857GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 404 410 412 411 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 414 Write 405 Mixed 383 SusWrite 409 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 46.3 4K Mixed 28 95% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 140 112% 158 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 99%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 136GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 54 55 53 57 61 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 56.4 Write 63.1 Mixed 43.9 SusWrite 56 40% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 44%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 71GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 71 71 71 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 62.9 Write 73.3 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 71.4 47% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 44%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 854GB free Firmware: AX1E1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 111 110 111 110 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 109 Write 104 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 109 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.6% 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 @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 31.2 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 30.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,117x
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	2,139x

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