MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '19 at 21:26
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 161 2-Core 321 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 952 99% 796 Pts	64-Core 934 58% 934 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1470) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 186 Parallax 186 140% 181 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 173 Splatting 120 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 631 435 436 437 400 367 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,724 Write 1,529 Mixed 1,334 SusWrite 451 281% 1,259 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 71 254% 97.2 MB/s	DQ Read 858 DQ Write 823 DQ Mixed 786 605% 822 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 228%
OCZ Trion 100 480GB-$139 1,753 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 93GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 92 130 127 133 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 459 Mixed 376 SusWrite 140 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 41.5 162% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 192 173% 261 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 90%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 61GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 361 361 360 361 361 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 360 Mixed 318 SusWrite 360 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 46.6 173% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 196 162% 234 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%
Londisk 480GB 480GB 217 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 160GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 451 453 458 456 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 470 Mixed 449 SusWrite 459 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 70.5 234% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 109 150% 276 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$63 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 835GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 99 95 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 90 Write 91.7 Mixed 48 SusWrite 97 60% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 27.9 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 30.5 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 104%

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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	7,899x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,830x

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	1,054x
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	1,991x
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