MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 10 months 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%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$300 259,941 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 (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 101% 178 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,108 104% 841 Pts	64-Core 1,104 74% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$443 279,507 User benchmarks, average bench 106% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 400 Reflection 332 Parallax 450 105% 394 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 372 Splatting 227 109% 320 fps
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$25 91,013 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 51 37 100 79 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^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: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 1,976,752 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 129GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 104 106 106 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^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: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 10,031 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 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: 55% ↑ 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 107%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 91%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $125

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $193Bench 95%, 183,670 samples	5,135x
Core i7-9700KIntel $300Bench 99%, 259,941 samples	3,984x
Core i5-9600KFIntel $203Bench 95%, 28,661 samples	1,708x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 111%, 281,463 samples	2,199x
RTX 2070Nvidia $443Bench 106%, 279,507 samples	1,500x
RTX 2060Nvidia $314Bench 85%, 240,599 samples	1,477x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $67Bench 107%, 409,404 samples	913x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $99Bench 289%, 172,485 samples	668x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 272,512 samples	595x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $66Bench 85%, 303,832 samples	1,546x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $64Bench 83%, 388,993 samples	1,357x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $84Bench 86%, 135,515 samples	579x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $951

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $193	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $300	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $43

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $66	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28