MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	260% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '19 at 12:01
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 907 89% 728 Pts	64-Core 1,126 70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 124 Parallax 141 109% 133 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 127 Splatting 99.4 105% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 578 428 428 429 428 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2450 Write 2,238 Mixed 1,380 SusWrite 453 363% 1,630 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 83.2 274% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 1,178 DQ Mixed 1168 860% 1,119 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 302%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 811GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 176 178 178 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 179 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 177 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 24.7 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 29.3 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 103%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,867x
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	1,458x
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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16