MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '21 at 14:00
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 157 2-Core 313 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 935 97% 780 Pts	64-Core 871 54% 871 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 81.7 Parallax 73.6 60% 76.3 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 78.2 Splatting 73.6 61% 74.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 505 Write 484 Mixed 333 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 54.4 198% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 177 182% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 113GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 416 376 377 377 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 490 Mixed 451 SusWrite 399 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 67.8 227% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 126%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 27GB free Firmware: CS900212 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 230 291 241 286 241 MB/s Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	76.6% Very good	Read 226 Write 95.2 Mixed 272 SusWrite 262 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 29.2 133% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 161 151% 230 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C20 2x8GB 1,745 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 47.7 MC Mixed 30.8 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 49 SC Mixed 30.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%

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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	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,845x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,218x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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