MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.5% 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	80.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '19 at 00:16
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 760 80% 639 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FED) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.5% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 113 Parallax 117 100% 117 fps	MRender 165 Gravity 106 Splatting 93.8 96% 122 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 158 161 173 160 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 351 Write 210 Mixed 259 SusWrite 162 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 41.5 156% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 192 147% 199 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 87%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 337GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1332 586 99 104 105 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1436 Write 1,540 Mixed 1,074 SusWrite 388 248% 1,109 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 78.2 270% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 270 343% 601 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 714GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 182 182 180 180 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 165 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 181 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 24.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 95%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,836x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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