MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	26.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '19 at 01:49
Run Duration	322 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 208 80% 136 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 783 71% 599 Pts	64-Core 1,121 69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P1000 8,041 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Dell(1028 11BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Lighting 33.7 Reflection 23 Parallax 27.8 28% 28.2 fps	MRender 27.5 Gravity 30 Splatting 33.7 25% 30.4 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,515 Write 2,130 Mixed 1,500 454% 2,048 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 68.3 227% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,011 DQ Write 365 DQ Mixed 202 277% 526 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 478GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 352GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 876 908 908 908 908 906 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1047 Write 881 Mixed 530 SusWrite 902 188% 840 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 43.8 150% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 466 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 345 276% 389 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 320%
SK hynix SC401 SATA 1TB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 446GB free Firmware: 90000121 SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 479 466 453 457 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 473 Mixed 432 SusWrite 466 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 62.3 4K Mixed 41 133% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 157 145% 216 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 192 193 193 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 174 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 191 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 125 124 129 129 127 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 5TB 1,106 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 240GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 180 183 182 182 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 30 SusWrite 179 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.5 223% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 90%
G-drive USB 3TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 662GB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 113 Write 115 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 112 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 88%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 780 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 160GB free, PID d000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 82 84 84 82 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 165 Write 153 Mixed 39 SusWrite 82.2 138% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 26.7 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 28.6 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 109%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,114x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,802x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	997x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,454x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $830

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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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