MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	212% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '19 at 04:06
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1210 108% 913 Pts	64-Core 1,688 104% 1,688 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3731) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.70 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 127 Parallax 141 105% 133 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 124 Splatting 103 107% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 423 365 354 352 357 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,727 Write 1,531 Mixed 1,338 SusWrite 383 278% 1,244 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 71 252% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 851 DQ Write 1035 DQ Mixed 799 642% 895 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 228%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 417GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 345 407 405 400 404 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 468 Mixed 384 SusWrite 384 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 40 135% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 283 231% 329 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 117%
WD My Book Duo 0A10 12TB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2TB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 39 40 39 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 31.5 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 38.2 43% 32 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.6 34% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 27.8 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 28.6 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 94%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,169x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,900x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,831x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,433x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,350x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	971x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16