MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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	81.5% 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	171% 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '19 at 16:12
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 267 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,184 105% 890 Pts	64-Core 1,185 73% 1,185 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.72 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 94.7 Parallax 88.5 85% 95.8 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 90.9 Splatting 81.6 75% 92.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 848 316 301 301 301 302 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,029 Write 997 Mixed 923 SusWrite 395 188% 836 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 61.9 222% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 701 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 714 577% 802 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 223%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 401GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 97 224 96 205 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 455 Write 310 Mixed 261 SusWrite 169 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 18.8 81% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 87.6 DQ Mixed 41.4 47% 81.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 125 125 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 124 Write 123 Mixed 68 SusWrite 124 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.9% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 22.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 119%

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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	8,119x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,849x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,333x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
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	961x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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