MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	165% 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	268% 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, 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '19 at 18:56
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,190 105% 893 Pts	64-Core 1,182 73% 1,182 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% 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: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3522 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	165% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 245 Parallax 268 188% 248 fps	MRender 261 Gravity 234 Splatting 149 168% 214 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 165% 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% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 846 715 842 845 845 845 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,928 Write 2,160 Mixed 1,675 SusWrite 823 370% 1,647 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 70.1 248% 94.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,592 DQ Write 1,300 DQ Mixed 1,373 1,048% 1,422 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 284%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 280GB free Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1897 1403 1407 1408 1409 1409 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 1,918 Write 2,092 Mixed 1,770 SusWrite 1,489 410% 1,817 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 66.3 227% 84.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,721 DQ Write 1,437 DQ Mixed 1560 1,174% 1,573 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 335%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 930GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 487 487 488 487 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 481 Mixed 390 SusWrite 487 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 51.6 186% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 277 227% 324 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 466GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 434 403 404 399 397 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 483 Mixed 393 SusWrite 421 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 52.9 189% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 262 214% 306 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 328 350 349 351 345 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 114%

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% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 29 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 28.6 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93.7% 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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,846x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,331x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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