MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	93.7% 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	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 13:39
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$164 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 294 89% 165 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 862 89% 718 Pts	64-Core 857 53% 857 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 127 Parallax 131 108% 130 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 126 Splatting 102 107% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 476 476 159 134 135 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 470 Mixed 370 SusWrite 252 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 41.4 154% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 263 203% 273 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 197GB free Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 195 110 171 175 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 362 Write 253 Mixed 246 SusWrite 175 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 38.9 161% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 219 169% 231 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 85%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 639GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 436 437 465 469 466 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 273 Write 118 Mixed 107 SusWrite 452 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 23 4K Mixed 12 61% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 16.5 DQ Write 17.9 DQ Mixed 17 13% 17.1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 102%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 135 139 140 139 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 143 Write 93 Mixed 85 SusWrite 138 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.9% 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 (85^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 53.6 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 36.6 127% 44.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 36.4 105% 36.6 GB/s	Latency 41.9 95% 41.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 137%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,095x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,822x
Core i9-9900KIntel $419Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	958x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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