MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	300% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '19 at 03:45
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 281 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 878 88% 716 Pts	64-Core 1,128 70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 122 Parallax 125 110% 128 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 124 Splatting 102 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1978 818 622 626 623 628 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,496 Write 2,327 Mixed 1,638 SusWrite 882 410% 1,836 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 84.2 282% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1,413 DQ Write 1,213 DQ Mixed 1,292 974% 1,306 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 340%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 13GB free Firmware: X61190WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 338 Mixed 238 79% 359 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 50 174% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 191 184% 292 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 8GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 479 Mixed 396 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.4 203% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 344 261% 352 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 323GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 425 211 106 108 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 353 Write 107 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 230 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 20.5 4K Mixed 11.6 54% 17 MB/s	DQ Read 14 DQ Write 15.1 DQ Mixed 14.7 11% 14.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 8502 3000 C15 Series 029E CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 8502 3000 C15 Series 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 29.3 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 28.8 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 94.3% 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,842x
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	2,329x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,137x

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	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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