MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	373% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '19 at 14:09
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,199 103% 884 Pts	64-Core 1,172 72% 1,172 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 124 Parallax 129 107% 128 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 116 Splatting 103 105% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2188 2202 2196 2170 2023 2019 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	373% Outstanding	Read 2,679 Write 2,216 Mixed 1512 SusWrite 2,133 479% 2,135 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 73.2 249% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,478 DQ Write 1,173 DQ Mixed 1317 988% 1,322 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 373% Great: 393%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 397GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 485 485 485 485 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 480 Mixed 349 SusWrite 485 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 46.7 159% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 198 190% 300 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 PRO Series 1TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 849GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 485 486 486 486 486 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 403 SusWrite 486 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 47.3 163% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 87% Great: 130%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 2,692 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 30.4 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 46.7 86% 46.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 119%

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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	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,842x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,326x
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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
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 $178	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