MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	283% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 16:15
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 88.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 270 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 711 79% 624 Pts	64-Core 734 45% 734 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3792) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.2% Good	Lighting 91.9 Reflection 78.5 Parallax 68.7 75% 79.7 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 74.6 Splatting 70 58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 868 881 865 881 868 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,466 Write 2,240 Mixed 1,791 SusWrite 882 413% 1,845 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 79.4 270% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,104 DQ Write 1,003 DQ Mixed 1,089 807% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 355%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,997 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 167 172 171 165 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 99 Write 132 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 167 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 0.9 7% 3.53 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 6.7 DQ Mixed 0.4 1% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 18%
Lacie Rugged USB-C 2TB 944 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 953GB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 83 109 108 110 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 80.7 Write 107 Mixed 76 SusWrite 98.3 67% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.6 166% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.4% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.8 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 20.2 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 110%

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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	8,106x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,835x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
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 $134	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