MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	94.4% 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	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, 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	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 11:20
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 295 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 851 82% 677 Pts	64-Core 852 53% 852 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 128 Parallax 130 110% 131 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 127 Splatting 103 107% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 475 162 134 135 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 465 Mixed 370 SusWrite 252 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 41.3 156% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 263 203% 273 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 197GB free Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 173 130 178 189 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 358 Write 251 Mixed 263 SusWrite 179 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 46.8 170% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 224 170% 230 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 85%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 639GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 439 443 462 465 463 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 201 Write 106 Mixed 117 SusWrite 451 50% 219 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 33.6 112% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 92.7 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 202 134% 156 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 102%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 129 131 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 139 Write 132 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 130 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 6,100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 54 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 37.2 129% 45.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 50 SC Mixed 37 106% 37.2 GB/s	Latency 42.3 94% 42.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 137%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,169x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,900x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,831x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,433x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,350x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	971x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16