MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 167% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	167% 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	271% 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

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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '19 at 21:26
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^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-$249 550,833 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 (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,185 106% 898 Pts	64-Core 1,190 74% 1,190 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 235 Reflection 244 Parallax 248 192% 242 fps	MRender 265 Gravity 226 Splatting 150 168% 214 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 167% 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% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 878 744 843 843 843 844 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,934 Write 2,169 Mixed 1,690 SusWrite 833 372% 1,656 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 68.9 245% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,648 DQ Write 1375 DQ Mixed 1,415 1,086% 1,479 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 271% 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: 1910 1409 1404 1403 1409 1402 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 1,908 Write 2,241 Mixed 1,779 SusWrite 1,489 418% 1,854 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 66.8 230% 85.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,865 DQ Write 1,504 DQ Mixed 1689 1,263% 1686 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 335%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 930GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 486 486 486 486 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 455 Mixed 392 SusWrite 485 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 53.7 191% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 278 228% 325 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: 484 425 394 405 401 404 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 480 Mixed 366 SusWrite 419 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 53.1 194% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 262 214% 306 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 340 349 345 349 350 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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 30.9 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 28.2 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98% 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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
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: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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