MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	57.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '19 at 06:19
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,156 104% 878 Pts	64-Core 1633 101% 1633 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 151 Parallax 151 128% 153 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 136 Splatting 99.5 109% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 730GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1657 1289 1741 1177 1184 1185 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,072 Write 2288 Mixed 1,475 SusWrite 1,372 405% 1,802 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 86.8 298% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,609 DQ Write 1,486 DQ Mixed 1526 1,151% 1,540 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 372%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 381 406 398 321 386 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 473 Mixed 275 SusWrite 374 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 45.5 153% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 204 190% 294 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 194 193 194 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 151 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 192 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.7% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 20.9 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 22.7 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 123%

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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) - $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