MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	75.6% 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	163% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 15:56
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	11%

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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 i5-9600K-$137 321,194 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 (89^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 812 85% 684 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBE) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.6% Very good	Lighting 96.4 Reflection 89.6 Parallax 82.5 79% 89.5 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 84.8 Splatting 74.4 70% 86.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 7.3 418 12 7.8 61 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,370 Write 929 Mixed 873 SusWrite 86.4 180% 815 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 70.1 250% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 837 DQ Mixed 218 272% 463 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 209%
Intel SSDSA2M080G2LE 80GB 181 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 57GB free Firmware: 2CV102J6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 73 76 80 74 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 246 Write 79.5 Mixed 111 SusWrite 76.4 28% 128 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 10.5 76% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 74.2 DQ Mixed 83.4 72% 109 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 42%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 365GB free Firmware: 2AR20002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 98 97 98 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 83.2 Write 61.2 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 96.9 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB 28,435 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 28 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 29.1 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 108%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,154x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,889x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,345x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,157x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,225x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,050x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,989x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,461x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	968x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16