MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.2% 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	76.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '20 at 11:40
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-9350KF-$180 1,442 User benchmarks, average bench 89% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 289 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 571 76% 567 Pts	64-Core 575 36% 575 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 100%

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: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 65.5 57% 68.5 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 64.3 55% 67.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 150 158 192 228 196 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 418 Write 55.4 Mixed 243 SusWrite 174 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 39.9 130% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 21.2 DQ Mixed 68.4 79% 146 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 111%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 158GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 62 63 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	34% Below average	Read 56.3 Write 58.1 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 62 40% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 53%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 450GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 103 105 109 109 106 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 58.3 Write 94.1 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 104 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 181% 2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 71%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 573GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 113 116 116 115 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 97.6 Write 95.3 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 113 67% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 184% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 71%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 29GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 57 35 28 26 28 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 154 Write 59.7 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 39 91% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.7 161% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x8GB 7,412 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 29.2 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 28.7 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 90%

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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) - $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