MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 15:38
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$295 54,980 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 (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,152 103% 868 Pts	64-Core 1,149 71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 1E89) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 181 Parallax 116 98% 139 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 103 Splatting 98.1 93% 116 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-RC500 500GB 4,418 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFA12.5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 356 Write 1,413 Mixed 202 150% 657 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 53.4 190% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 907 DQ Write 1,326 DQ Mixed 1210 889% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 112% Great: 233%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 65GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 128 187 192 159 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 114 Write 122 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 146 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 7EH65AA# 1x16GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 15.7 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 17.4 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
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: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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) $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