MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77% 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	277% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 17:07
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 281 100% 179 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 952 99% 795 Pts	64-Core 933 58% 933 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77% Very good	Lighting 97.7 Reflection 94.8 Parallax 86.7 80% 93.1 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 85.4 Splatting 76.3 72% 90 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 384 314 310 310 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,523 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,081 SusWrite 353 299% 1,356 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 92.6 322% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 973 DQ Write 1,502 DQ Mixed 1,004 826% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$86 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 662GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 471 471 464 468 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 474 Mixed 407 SusWrite 468 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 50.7 170% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 290 238% 339 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 169GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 114 113 93 87 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 494 Write 461 Mixed 202 SusWrite 136 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 38.8 140% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 163 136% 201 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 86 87 85 89 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 137 Write 132 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 86 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 13,671 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 30.5 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 103%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,101x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,829x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,414x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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