MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.1% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 17:25
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 683 76% 596 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 66.8 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 65.2 54% 66.6 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 62 Splatting 53.9 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 110 109 110 99 96 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 464 Mixed 373 SusWrite 137 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.6 187% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 640GB-$135 3,861 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 58GB free Firmware: STDOA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 72 Write 71.2 Mixed 42 SusWrite 54.5 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 59%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 1TB 1,056 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 204GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 69 70 72 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 48 Write 88.3 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 71.1 53% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 67%
Intenso USB 3.0 Device 1TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 53GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 68 60 59 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 42.2 Write 61.7 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 62.5 90% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.2% Above average	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 13 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 104%

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

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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 $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	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

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	1,453x
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