MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, 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	200% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years 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	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '19 at 10:48
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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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	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 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)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 941 98% 785 Pts	64-Core 937 58% 937 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 159 Parallax 160 136% 162 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 140 Splatting 114 119% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-ASM2NE2256GTTDR 256GB 4,456 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 976 320 302 301 301 303 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,771 Write 972 Mixed 1000 SusWrite 417 230% 1,040 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 61.4 212% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 708 DQ Write 1,004 DQ Mixed 717 581% 810 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 215%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 446GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 479 478 344 234 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 482 Mixed 347 SusWrite 364 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 53.5 197% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 252 213% 312 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 139 143 142 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 151 Mixed 87 SusWrite 140 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x16GB 4,604 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 18.5 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 51%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,122x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,851x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,334x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	961x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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