MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.8% 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	81.5% 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

19 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '22 at 00:11
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 717 81% 633 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$265 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 108 Parallax 111 95% 112 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 102 Splatting 92.9 89% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kodak X120 PRO 128GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: ZD0R3G5J SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 419 357 140 204 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 340 Write 414 Mixed 339 SusWrite 282 78% 344 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 37.9 136% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 86.4 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 133 119% 173 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 81%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 178 177 180 180 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 164 Mixed 95.2 SusWrite 178 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 251% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 1,263 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 28.1 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 29.5 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 102%

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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 $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,310x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	8,035x
Core i9-9900KIntel $395Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,895x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,487x
RTX 2060Nvidia $265Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,388x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,202x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,244x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,068x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,022x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,019x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,482x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	982x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $827

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $154	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $390	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353