MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	88.2% 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	129% 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '19 at 17:30
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 154 2-Core 260 97% 170 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,181 107% 898 Pts	64-Core 1,214 75% 1,214 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.2% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 102 Parallax 111 89% 107 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 99.7 Splatting 80.5 86% 109 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 112%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6345 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.65% Terrible	Lighting 7.23 Reflection 12.9 Parallax 8.91 6% 9.69 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 7.83 Splatting 17.5 11% 13 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.65% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 488 485 485 372 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 491 Mixed 456 SusWrite 432 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 61.9 214% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 250GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 490 487 487 392 281 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 460 SusWrite 436 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 63.9 220% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 28.8 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 31.1 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,841x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $323Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,325x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16