MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.7% 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	103% 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

2 years ago, 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	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '21 at 10:24
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 838 87% 700 Pts	64-Core 835 52% 835 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 185 Parallax 116 97% 140 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 103 Splatting 100 92% 115 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 133 139 141 140 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 481 Mixed 314 SusWrite 172 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 51.3 184% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 177 182% 295 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 63GB free Firmware: CS900212 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 236 234 236 235 236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 440 Write 336 Mixed 333 SusWrite 247 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 28.5 126% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 163 152% 229 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 87%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 114GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 375 375 374 376 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 451 SusWrite 390 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 61.1 202% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 126%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 711GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 411 410 410 411 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 408 Write 408 Mixed 382 SusWrite 411 91% 402 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 29 94% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 195 143% 186 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 99%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 919GB free Firmware: AX1E1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 111 112 112 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 104 Write 107 Mixed 36.3 SusWrite 111 65% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 62%
Generic- Multi-Card 16GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 10GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 20.1 Write 13.7 Mixed 16.1 SusWrite 14.2 21% 16 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 2.9 195% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 14%

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 (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 48.2 MC Mixed 31.2 118% 41.4 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 30.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 115% 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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,132x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,863x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,813x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,422x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,341x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,145x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,984x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,457x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	965x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16