MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 162% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	162% 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	278% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '19 at 21:57
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,185 107% 899 Pts	64-Core 1,206 75% 1,206 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 1503) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 226 Reflection 245 Parallax 235 184% 235 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 221 Splatting 149 164% 208 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 394GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1057 846 840 846 847 846 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 1,937 Write 2,175 Mixed 1,686 SusWrite 880 375% 1,669 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 71.8 254% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,666 DQ Write 1,407 DQ Mixed 1,408 1,090% 1,494 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 284%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 616GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 487 486 487 486 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 485 Mixed 321 SusWrite 487 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 45.5 168% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 264 221% 321 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 466GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 446 397 400 401 402 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 487 Mixed 382 SusWrite 422 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 55 196% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 285 232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3000C15-8GVRB 04CB DDR4 3000 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 04CB DDR4 3000 32GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 30.9 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 29.1 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 99%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	960x

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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