MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	233% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3413 x 1920 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '22 at 18:30
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 902 97% 772 Pts	64-Core 915 57% 915 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1705 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 80.7 Parallax 71.5 57% 74 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 63.7 55% 67.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB 141 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 741 432 434 437 434 428 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,567 Write 2,259 Mixed 1,286 SusWrite 484 367% 1,649 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 73.7 272% 99.6 MB/s	DQ Read 506 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 291 241% 352 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 285%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 222GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 91 91 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 99.2 Write 100 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 89.7 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 68%
WD WD5002ABYS-02B1B0 500GB 8,392 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 106GB free Firmware: 02.03B03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 110 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 78.1 Write 80 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 109 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/4GX 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB KHX3200C16D4/4GX 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 24GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 32.3 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 25.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

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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	7,847x
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