MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.1% 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	217% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 08 '23 at 19:32
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 996 95% 784 Pts	64-Core 1,002 62% 1,002 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 8840) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3100 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 103 Parallax 95.2 84% 101 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 96 Splatting 81 75% 93.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 884 804 810 809 819 810 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 2,255 Write 1,879 Mixed 1,318 SusWrite 823 350% 1,569 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 53.8 172% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 930 DQ Write 84.4 DQ Mixed 198 223% 404 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 355%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 165GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 389 400 409 380 376 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 385 Mixed 319 SusWrite 387 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 34.8 119% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 224 174% 245 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 703GB free Firmware: M3CR045 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 408 410 261 59 365 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 368 Write 357 Mixed 370 SusWrite 318 80% 353 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 40.6 4K Mixed 33.4 112% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 154 139% 218 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 125%
MB8000GFECR 8TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 5TB free Firmware: HPG6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 195 199 204 207 206 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 199 Write 179 Mixed 99 SusWrite 200 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 1 7% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 26%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 184 182 182 184 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 132 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 181 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 107 105 106 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 111 Write 112 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 106 130% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4RL.M8FE1 2x8GB 512 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 28.9 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 28.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $262

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,216x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,953x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,856x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,449x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,367x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,175x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,003x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,465x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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