MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.4% 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	74.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '19 at 21:51
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 943 91% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,157 72% 1,157 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.4% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 113 Parallax 95.5 86% 105 fps	MRender 87 Gravity 94.7 Splatting 92.1 75% 91.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 140 150 75 78 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 457 Write 407 Mixed 307 SusWrite 131 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 51.3 4K Mixed 31.3 108% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 248 207% 300 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 100%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 299GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 123 121 123 123 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 72.5 Write 140 Mixed 40 SusWrite 123 68% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.3 108% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 112%
DISK SCSI_DISK_1234 4GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 4GB free, PID 8902 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 14.5 10% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 29.9 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 31 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 106%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,868x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,816x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,146x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,459x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16