MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 96% 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	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	88.3% 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	13.3 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 04 '19 at 17:58
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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-$155 321,194 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 98.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 292 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 848 88% 710 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 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 (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 128 Parallax 144 110% 135 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 126 Splatting 101 107% 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% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 352 313 130 135 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 465 Write 415 Mixed 371 SusWrite 236 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 40.6 143% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 258 191% 250 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 216GB free Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 157 126 152 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 355 Write 256 Mixed 269 SusWrite 170 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 46.9 170% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 160 139% 207 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 85%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 627GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 424 443 462 468 464 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 174 Write 105 Mixed 86 SusWrite 449 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 22.7 4K Mixed 12.3 57% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 16.9 DQ Write 18.6 DQ Mixed 17.5 13% 17.7 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 102%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 134 135 134 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 148 Write 146 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 134 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81% 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 (94^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	MC Read 53.6 MC Write 55.7 MC Mixed 36.7 139% 48.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 49.5 SC Mixed 36.2 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 42.9 93% 42.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 134% 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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,836x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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