MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	23% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.3% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '20 at 17:17
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 714 77% 610 Pts	64-Core 673 42% 673 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 91%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23% Poor	Lighting 26 Reflection 30 Parallax 24.4 21% 26.8 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 26 Splatting 33.9 27% 32.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 76%
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% PwrHis(1787 2335) 2GB CLim: 600 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	3.57% Terrible	Lighting 4.7 Reflection 3.81 Parallax 6.59 4% 5.03 fps	MRender 3.43 Gravity 5.07 Splatting 2.96 3% 3.82 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.57% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 325 312 153 146 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 466 Write 472 Mixed 397 SusWrite 237 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 37.9 139% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 253 198% 270 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 95%
Hitachi HDS728080PLA380 82GB-$33 2,259 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 24GB free Firmware: PF2OA6EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 43 44 44 43 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 55.2 Write 53.5 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 43.6 35% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 118GB free Firmware: CC6B SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 73 76 74 76 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 96.8 Write 89.5 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 75.3 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 68%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 64GB 321 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 25GB free, PID 00c4 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 20.7 Mixed 4.5 10% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 23% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 21.1 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23.1 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 104%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

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	1,217x
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 $45Bench 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: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

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