MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, 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	148% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '19 at 18:27
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$242 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 302 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1183 105% 890 Pts	64-Core 1,181 73% 1,181 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 96 Parallax 89.6 85% 96.7 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 90 Splatting 82.1 74% 92.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
FPI250MWR7 250GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0318A0G SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 380 390 396 380 366 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 1,410 Write 386 Mixed 476 SusWrite 369 144% 660 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 18.1 185% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 393 DQ Mixed 269 236% 350 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 148%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 924GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 178 180 178 177 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 166 Mixed 110 SusWrite 176 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 24.3 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 94%

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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) - $255

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,199x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,946x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,446x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,363x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,169x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,061x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,001x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	974x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $827

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16