MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '19 at 23:00
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i7-9700K-$369 116,822 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	1-Core 147 2-Core 291 103% 219 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,108 104% 841 Pts	64-Core 1,104 74% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 160,592 User benchmarks, average bench 106% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 400 Reflection 332 Parallax 450 105% 394 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 372 Splatting 227 109% 320 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$36 38,318 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 51 37 100 79 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 453 Write 365 Mixed 317 SusWrite 91.9 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 19.3 79% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 69.6 DQ Mixed 44.5 46% 76.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$38 1,417,627 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 129GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 104 106 106 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 151 Write 108 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 105 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 7,099 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 27.1 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 30.2 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 97%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 99%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 67%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $130

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $200Bench 93%, 74,293 samples	4,186x
Core i7-9700KIntel $369Bench 99%, 116,822 samples	2,392x
Core i9-9900KIntel $475Bench 100%, 128,273 samples	1,307x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 160,592 samples	1,473x
RTX 2060Nvidia $325Bench 85%, 104,940 samples	1,229x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 79%, 743,673 samples	907x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 108%, 234,510 samples	859x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 274%, 146,800 samples	595x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $110Bench 293%, 67,834 samples	514x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 84%, 283,947 samples	1,617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 86%, 158,883 samples	794x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 83%, 25,629 samples	401x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $903

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $260	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i7-9700K $369	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24