MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	55.8% 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	222% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	20.9 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	Aug 06 '22 at 11:32
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i5-9600K-$207 312,685 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 155 2-Core 310 105% 187 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 897 98% 759 Pts	64-Core 897 60% 897 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$125 794,147 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1685 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 79.8 Parallax 70.5 55% 72.7 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 62.9 57% 67.1 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 425 412 398 388 306 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 2446 Write 2,183 Mixed 1,258 SusWrite 397 349% 1,571 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 73.5 270% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 497 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 291 240% 349 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 285%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$60 342,868 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 272GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 93 94 94 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 115 Write 114 Mixed 64 SusWrite 92.7 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 68%
WD WD5002ABYS-02B1B0 500GB 8,271 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 159GB free Firmware: 02.03B03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 84.2 Write 82.1 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 112 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/4GX 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB KHX3200C16D4/4GX 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 31.9 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 31.5 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

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

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 95%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $400

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $207Bench 94%, 312,685 samples	15,106x
Core i7-9700KIntel $390Bench 97%, 539,156 samples	13,700x
Core i9-9900KIntel $625Bench 95%, 475,755 samples	5,975x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 623,566 samples	5,307x
RTX 2060Nvidia $289Bench 88%, 593,655 samples	4,507x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 486,320 samples	4,118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 106%, 751,699 samples	2,601x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 113%, 629,713 samples	1,968x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $59Bench 291%, 413,904 samples	1,906x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	4,533x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 82%, 566,942 samples	3,274x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 85%, 338,612 samples	1,960x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,245

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $269	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $449	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16