MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	14.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	101% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 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	7.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	11.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '21 at 23:48
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 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)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 731 80% 634 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 85F5) 2GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Lighting 18.3 Reflection 18.5 Parallax 18.6 15% 18.5 fps	MRender 15.9 Gravity 19.2 Splatting 17.1 14% 17.4 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 409 250 235 226 224 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 462 Mixed 425 SusWrite 298 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 44.5 151% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 349 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Samsung PM851 mSATA 256GB 6,648 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 53GB free Firmware: EXT48D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 256 256 255 256 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 258 Mixed 188 SusWrite 256 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 28.1 138% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 82.1 123% 234 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 159GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 135 136 137 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 154 Write 137 Mixed 82 SusWrite 136 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 113%
Apple iPod 16GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 9GB free, PID 1265 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 13 19 7.8 12 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	5.48% Terrible	Read 13.7 Write 6.7 Mixed 11.9 SusWrite 13.1 15% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.48% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL18-22-22 D4-3600 2x16GB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 24.1 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 21.2 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 112%

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

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,197x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,940x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,845x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,444x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,363x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,169x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,060x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,001x
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: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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