MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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	55.9% 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	308% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '19 at 01:03
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 289 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 830 84% 682 Pts	64-Core 828 51% 828 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Lighting 68.2 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 61 56% 66.2 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 70.4 57% 68.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 403GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1606 1230 818 824 823 823 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,516 Write 2,179 Mixed 1,468 SusWrite 1,021 401% 1,796 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 86.7 287% 98.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,513 DQ Write 993 DQ Mixed 1,208 913% 1,238 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 355%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 71GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 232 204 105 103 173 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 350 Write 223 Mixed 260 SusWrite 173 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 41.2 149% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 237 173% 226 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 95%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 115 117 118 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 117 Write 110 Mixed 76 SusWrite 116 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 112%
WD 5000BEV External 500GB 979 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 138GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	20% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 40.2 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 41.7 51% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x16GB 2,830 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	86% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 26.3 86% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 28.2 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 103%

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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%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,124x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,857x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,806x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,336x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,142x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	962x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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