MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	87.4% 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	39.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '21 at 04:22
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 306 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,137 104% 874 Pts	64-Core 1,170 72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.4% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 126 Parallax 110 88% 115 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 97.5 Splatting 93.4 87% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900E13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 56 68 57 35 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 318 Write 140 Mixed 178 SusWrite 57.4 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 3.2 66% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 21.9 DQ Mixed 24.2 43% 90.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 91%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 44GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 83 109 92 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 92.3 Mixed 63 SusWrite 94.2 62% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 174GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 170 150 169 172 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 114 Write 98 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 163 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 22.6 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 24.4 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 88%

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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	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,842x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,329x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,137x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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 $295	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16