MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 104%, 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	179% 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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 17:19
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 309 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,229 107% 915 Pts	64-Core 1,714 106% 1,714 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 431.86 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 127 Parallax 128 105% 128 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 123 Splatting 102 106% 135 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% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 447 412 373 387 384 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,718 Write 1,524 Mixed 1,348 SusWrite 405 279% 1,249 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 58.9 195% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 446 355% 513 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 228%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 395GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 350 415 403 409 405 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 468 Mixed 382 SusWrite 388 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 46.1 4K Mixed 35.4 117% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 262 204% 285 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.4% 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 39 42 41 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 36.5 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 40.5 51% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 38% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.4% 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)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 28.1 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 29 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 94%

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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