MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	28.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.6% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '21 at 18:32
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$155 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 129 2-Core 260 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 713 77% 610 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 862A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.7% Poor	Lighting 35.8 Reflection 40.2 Parallax 41 29% 39 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 28 28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 33%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hajaan HS512E 512GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0707B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 53 109 118 126 69 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 481 Write 389 Mixed 361 SusWrite 139 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 23.6 121% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 41 89% 178 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB M378A5143DB0-CPB M378A5143EB1-CPB M378A5143EB1-CPB 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 24.4 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 22.9 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 77%

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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 $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,304x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	8,029x
Core i9-9900KIntel $395Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,892x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,483x
RTX 2060Nvidia $267Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,388x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,202x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,244x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,067x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,020x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,018x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,479x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	982x

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