MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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	45.9% 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	77.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '23 at 12:08
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 963 92% 762 Pts	64-Core 1,045 65% 1,045 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.5.2 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.9% Average	Lighting 55.9 Reflection 61.2 Parallax 84.3 46% 67.1 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 66.3 Splatting 45.1 46% 58.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: S210712b SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 143 126 148 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 460 Write 161 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 140 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 38.6 124% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 167 152% 233 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 430GB free Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2249 2258 868 877 879 879 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,394 Write 2,274 Mixed 2,214 SusWrite 1,335 462% 2,054 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 83.7 269% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,527 DQ Write 1,248 DQ Mixed 1,358 1,025% 1,378 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 410%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 312GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 112 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 120 Write 119 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 112 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3600C17D4/8GX 2x8GB 13,018 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 32.2 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 31.4 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 121%

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

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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	8,101x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,829x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,414x
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