MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '19 at 03:23
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 909 85% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,139 70% 1,139 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1560 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.3.3 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.1% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 78.6 Parallax 104 55% 83.4 fps	MRender 78.8 Gravity 69.3 Splatting 65.8 58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 396 400 414 408 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 484 Mixed 394 SusWrite 412 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 52 187% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 286 233% 331 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 174 178 178 178 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 173 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 178 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2666 C19 2x16GB 2,627 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 27.2 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 26.8 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 96%

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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	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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