MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.9% 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	222% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211117
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '23 at 20:11
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 276 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 759 80% 637 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-12GB 12,228 User benchmarks, average bench 96% Gigabyte(1458 4098) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.9% Excellent	Lighting 98.5 Reflection 137 Parallax 80.1 80% 105 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 109 Splatting 92.7 88% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$57 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 583 508 400 423 390 389 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 2,126 Write 1,627 Mixed 1,300 SusWrite 449 306% 1,376 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 63.9 208% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,230 DQ Write 762 DQ Mixed 568 539% 854 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 311%
Patriot Burst 2TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 166 165 165 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 179 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 165 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 2,647 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 43.5 MC Write 47.4 MC Mixed 38.1 123% 43 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 31.6 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%

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

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,165x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,897x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,829x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,432x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,349x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,051x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,006x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,991x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	970x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16