MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77.1% 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	30.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '21 at 17:12
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i7-9700F-$290 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,133 102% 860 Pts	64-Core 1,131 70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBE) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.1% Very good	Lighting 98.3 Reflection 98.1 Parallax 89.3 80% 95.2 fps	MRender 98.6 Gravity 90.5 Splatting 76.8 71% 88.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Maxtor Z1 SSD 240GB 1,683 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: STKSF010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 163 62 111 74 104 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.4% Below average	Read 189 Write 99.2 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 105 27% 122 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 23.7 4K Mixed 8.3 53% 17.2 MB/s	DQ Read 24.9 DQ Write 23.9 DQ Mixed 22.3 17% 23.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 929GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 173 171 170 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 156 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 169 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NMUD480E82-2666 2x8GB 1,847 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 24.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 26.3 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 60: 8R 5G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	19%	97	263	207	60	7.2"	1920 1080	SAM0390 SAMSUNG

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,094x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,822x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,131x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
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	1,451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	958x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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