MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	161% 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	269% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '19 at 23:49
Run Duration	302 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 296 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,000 97% 796 Pts	64-Core 1,131 70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.9% 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 below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 240 Parallax 266 180% 243 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 232 Splatting 145 166% 212 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 161% 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% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 852 726 843 840 844 844 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,932 Write 2,069 Mixed 1,613 SusWrite 825 361% 1,610 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 70 247% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,627 DQ Write 1,331 DQ Mixed 1,386 1,063% 1,448 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 269% 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: 1902 1405 1407 1410 1409 1402 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 1,904 Write 2,124 Mixed 1,680 SusWrite 1,489 406% 1,799 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 66.8 231% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,819 DQ Write 1,483 DQ Mixed 1,652 1,236% 1,651 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 335%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 930GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 480 488 488 487 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 482 Mixed 405 SusWrite 486 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 53.7 186% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 277 227% 325 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: 488 427 402 402 403 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 482 Mixed 359 SusWrite 421 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 55.4 200% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 261 213% 305 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 336 348 352 349 350 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% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.7% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.6 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 21.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.7% 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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,102x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,831x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

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	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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