MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	79.3% 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	321% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 18:59
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 255 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 990 88% 747 Pts	64-Core 1,561 97% 1,561 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Nvidia(10DE 12E1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.09 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Lighting 102 Reflection 101 Parallax 92 83% 98.3 fps	MRender 98.9 Gravity 92 Splatting 78.7 72% 89.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 668GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1449 1448 1442 1466 1453 1465 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 2,228 Mixed 1717 SusWrite 1,454 444% 1,984 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 82.9 277% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 759 DQ Mixed 975 735% 996 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 704GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 477 481 480 480 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 460 Mixed 402 SusWrite 478 104% 459 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 54.2 183% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 154 153 152 153 155 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 150 Write 152 Mixed 102 SusWrite 152 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 101%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 6TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 147 148 153 152 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 136 Write 129 Mixed 103 SusWrite 150 176% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 211% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 30.7 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 30.8 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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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	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,847x
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	2,332x
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