MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	94.9% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '19 at 13:19
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,145 104% 874 Pts	64-Core 1,158 72% 1,158 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gainward(10B0 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 143 Parallax 125 112% 135 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 134 Splatting 108 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 144 58 65 55 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 444 Mixed 367 SusWrite 136 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 52 170% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 247 212% 313 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 126%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 185GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 243 250 254 274 272 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 350 Mixed 266 SusWrite 274 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 41.8 147% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 209 190% 293 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3500830AS 500GB-$145 6,517 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 131GB free Firmware: 3.AFE SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 53.3 Write 49.7 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 68.2 38% 52.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 44%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 48GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 25 26 17 17 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 37.8 Write 23.3 Mixed 27 SusWrite 22.7 36% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 3.2 230% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 39%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 436GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 23 0.2 0.1 0 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 43.5 Write 21.5 Mixed 18 SusWrite 9.4 27% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 56%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 15GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 28 28 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	25% Poor	Read 112 Write 41.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 28.4 62% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 56%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 383GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 11 29 28 28 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 80.7 Write 42.3 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 21.2 59% 48.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 37% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 15,358 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 31.4 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 29.5 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 104%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,101x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,828x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,414x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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