MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	166% 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	275% 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	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '19 at 21:10
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,172 105% 884 Pts	64-Core 1,166 72% 1,166 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3626 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 237 Parallax 258 190% 243 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 228 Splatting 149 168% 214 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 166% 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% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1236 820 841 841 840 841 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 1,922 Write 2,078 Mixed 1,585 SusWrite 903 364% 1,622 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 69.4 245% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,649 DQ Write 1,375 DQ Mixed 1414 1,086% 1,479 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 284%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 81GB free Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,909 Write 2,120 Mixed 1,702 427% 1,910 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 65.6 228% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,839 DQ Write 1,439 DQ Mixed 1,637 1,225% 1,638 MB/s
Poor: 182% Great: 335%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 931GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 484 487 486 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 483 Mixed 399 SusWrite 486 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 52.8 191% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 278 228% 326 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 121%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 466GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 441 397 395 392 388 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 483 Mixed 349 SusWrite 416 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 51.2 186% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 261 213% 305 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 5.2 4.6 5.3 3.9 7.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
USB Flash Memory 16GB 2,810 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 10GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.6 5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	7.55% Terrible	Read 34.2 Write 4.5 Mixed 10 SusWrite 5.3 14% 13.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.55% Great: 8%

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% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21.5 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 99%

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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	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

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 $15	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