MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.2% 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	79.4% 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

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '23 at 10:17
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$250 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 (99^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 928 91% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,091 68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99.9% 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: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 94.4 59% 76.7 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 79.9 Splatting 46.9 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: S210712b SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 143 128 147 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 458 Write 56.4 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 140 40% 185 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 56.6 4K Mixed 40.7 131% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 168 150% 227 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 430GB free Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2072 1501 916 917 923 928 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,332 Write 2,158 Mixed 2,158 SusWrite 1,209 441% 1,965 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 80.2 261% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,538 DQ Write 1,254 DQ Mixed 1,370 1,033% 1,387 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 410%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 312GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 119 Write 117 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 113 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1 155% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66.4% 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 (84^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 47 MC Mixed 31.5 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 47.3 SC Mixed 31.8 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% 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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,133x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,863x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,814x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,422x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,341x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,145x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,984x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,457x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	965x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16