MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	119% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 20:17
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 787 83% 664 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 153 Parallax 131 116% 142 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 141 Splatting 113 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 696GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 480 477 476 475 475 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 446 Mixed 424 SusWrite 476 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 53.6 177% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 169GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 483 478 477 475 475 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 453 Mixed 381 SusWrite 478 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 56.1 185% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 119 117 120 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 81.6 Write 105 Mixed 92.4 SusWrite 118 74% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 377% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 89%
ST5000DM 000-1FK178 5TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0 0 0 0.1 47 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 95.6 Write 82.3 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 7.9 89% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 11.3 4K Mixed 0.7 410% 4.2 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 12 DQ Mixed 0.9 440% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 84%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 113 113 110 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 186 Write 147 Mixed 90 SusWrite 112 171% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 62%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 113 113 113 110 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 120 Write 112 Mixed 100 SusWrite 111 150% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 48%
WDC WD10 EAVS-00M4B0 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 334GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 0.4 0.3 0 0.2 2.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 74.4 Write 73.5 Mixed 56 SusWrite 0.6 65% 51.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3150 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 29.9 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 30.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,178x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,914x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,834x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,436x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,356x
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	1,057x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,995x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $821

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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