MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 126% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	196% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '19 at 10:43
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i5-9600K-$200 76,655 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	1-Core 151 2-Core 305 107% 228 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 868 95% 736 Pts	64-Core 880 59% 880 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$500 41,552 User benchmarks, average bench 112% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 504 Reflection 414 Parallax 548 132% 488 fps	MRender 395 Gravity 422 Splatting 263 122% 360 fps
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 120%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-ASM2NE2256GTTDR 256GB 645 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 910 300 298 301 302 301 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,774 Write 999 Mixed 1,011 SusWrite 402 232% 1,046 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 54.5 205% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 707 DQ Write 1,006 DQ Mixed 714 580% 809 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 197%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$65 37,787 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 446GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 478 477 342 272 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 479 Mixed 356 SusWrite 380 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 49.9 188% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 250 212% 312 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$75 92,069 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 140 144 143 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 156 Write 162 Mixed 95 SusWrite 141 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x16GB 1,303 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.4 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 18.4 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 52%

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

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Gaming 99%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 67%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $128

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $200Bench 94%, 76,655 samples	4,137x
Core i7-9700KIntel $360Bench 99%, 110,907 samples	2,283x
Core i9-9900KIntel $472Bench 100%, 111,321 samples	1,272x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $400Bench 108%, 150,512 samples	1,429x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 86%, 108,309 samples	1,205x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 671,944 samples	877x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 108%, 221,879 samples	825x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 276%, 128,752 samples	580x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $100Bench 289%, 62,845 samples	496x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 84%, 268,353 samples	1,556x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 87%, 158,485 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 83%, 26,065 samples	391x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $150	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24