MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52% 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	132% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '21 at 14:06
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$289 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 141 2-Core 283 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 1,084 98% 824 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52% Above average	Lighting 60.4 Reflection 100 Parallax 61.5 49% 74.1 fps	MRender 62.7 Gravity 77.2 Splatting 69.7 57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 271 269 235 254 209 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 985 Write 777 Mixed 575 SusWrite 267 145% 651 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 47.1 162% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 660 DQ Write 496 DQ Mixed 431 362% 529 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 155%
Toshiba A100 240GB 5,900 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 210GB free Firmware: SBFA10.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 84 89 93 97 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 440 Write 94.5 Mixed 137 SusWrite 96.9 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 26.8 111% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 12.9 DQ Mixed 9.7 43% 106 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 630GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 183 176 180 185 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 132 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 182 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 921GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 150 153 153 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 86.7 Write 82.3 Mixed 52.6 SusWrite 152 68% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 304GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 138 144 146 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 146 Write 97.5 Mixed 75 SusWrite 144 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 113%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$58 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 782GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 105 101 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 109 Write 98.3 Mixed 66 SusWrite 103 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD824A.C16FBD2 Samsung M378A1G43EB1-CPB 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21.6 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 19.4 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 76%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,921x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,837x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,438x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,359x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,996x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16