MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.2% 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	104% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '21 at 16:18
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 817 84% 676 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 12FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 114 Parallax 118 100% 118 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 106 Splatting 96.7 92% 116 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 308 298 294 297 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 452 Mixed 336 SusWrite 318 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 44.7 164% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 250 210% 307 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 788GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 159 162 161 159 162 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 151 Write 95.3 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 160 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 78% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 114%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 904GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 159 159 157 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 146 Write 146 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 158 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C18 Series 2x8GB 564 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 50.2 MC Write 54.6 MC Mixed 35.4 134% 46.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 32.7 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

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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	7,837x
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