MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '19 at 22:36
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 82.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,173 106% 890 Pts	64-Core 1,172 73% 1,172 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C300) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.1% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 127 Parallax 122 95% 122 fps	MRender 92.3 Gravity 114 Splatting 100 84% 102 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 374 330 320 311 284 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 486 Mixed 440 SusWrite 324 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 52.7 178% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82 4,735 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 29GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 339 373 371 152 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 374 Mixed 300 SusWrite 277 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 35.5 138% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 254 210% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 197 197 197 196 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 151 Mixed 84 SusWrite 195 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 712GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 193 195 195 194 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 133 Mixed 84 SusWrite 192 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 01BA 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 029E CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 01BA 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.6% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 21.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 74%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,167x
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	2,432x
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	1,053x
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