MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '21 at 15:11
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$295 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 276 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 1,082 96% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,072 66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Zotac(19DA 3543) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	72.4% Very good	Lighting 96.4 Reflection 92.3 Parallax 80.1 79% 89.6 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 81 Splatting 73.6 60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
LDLC 480GB 760 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0107A3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1324 Write 1,259 Mixed 128 199% 904 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 35.3 124% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 480 DQ Write 2.9 DQ Mixed 51.8 85% 178 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 196%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 168GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 110 111 101 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 123 Write 120 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 104 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 69%
Maxtor 6V160E0 160GB 1,693 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 149GB free Firmware: VA111630 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 66 68 68 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 62 Write 66.3 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 67.3 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.5 134% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 39%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 165GB-$46 4,039 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 67GB free Firmware: P22OA70A SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 55 55 53 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 60.7 Write 61.2 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 54.1 39% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	77% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.1 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23.1 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 95%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,102x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,831x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

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	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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