MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	215% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 17:56
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1230 109% 923 Pts	64-Core 1,704 105% 1,704 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3731) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 126 Parallax 126 103% 126 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 122 Splatting 101 105% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 493 407 391 398 383 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,728 Write 1,535 Mixed 1,334 SusWrite 426 280% 1,255 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 70.8 252% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 1034 DQ Mixed 793 640% 894 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 228%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 380GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 349 395 397 398 389 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 468 Mixed 357 SusWrite 379 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 37.2 132% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 285 232% 331 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 117%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 6.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 21 22 22 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 44.3 Write 45.5 Mixed 42 SusWrite 21.3 51% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 0.9 383% 4.17 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 5.9 DQ Mixed 1.4 250% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 95%
WD My Book Duo 0A10 12TB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2.5TB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 39.8 Write 40.7 Mixed 32 SusWrite 21.1 44% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 27.8 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 29.1 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 94%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,060 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,118x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,848x
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	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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