MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.8% 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	71.1% 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

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '20 at 15:59
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 824 86% 692 Pts	64-Core 829 51% 829 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 68 Parallax 66.4 54% 66.9 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 62 Splatting 54 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 121 121 119 120 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 332 Write 151 Mixed 202 SusWrite 120 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 38.4 138% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 117 102% 154 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 73%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 98GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 203 16 28 32 39 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	25.2% Poor	Read 170 Write 99.1 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 95 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 18.9 4K Mixed 9.1 39% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 15.3 DQ Write 16.2 DQ Mixed 50.5 28% 27.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 900GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 140 142 141 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 87.8 Write 57.8 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 141 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 23.3 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 25.2 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 111%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,097x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,824x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
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	1,451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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