MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 106%, 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	105% 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	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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 13:04
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 881 95% 753 Pts	64-Core 928 58% 928 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Gigabyte(1458 3794) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 150 Parallax 130 111% 139 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 138 Splatting 116 99% 122 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 107 82 82 81 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 491 Mixed 416 SusWrite 153 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 53 192% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 121%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 165 165 166 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 148 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 166 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.7 220% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 394GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 144 142 148 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 79.8 Write 87.3 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 144 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 106%
Seagate M3 1TB 2,563 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 217GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 108 116 155 114 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 111 Write 0.7 Mixed 2.2 SusWrite 122 42% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 58% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 64%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 114GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 65 64 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 95.4 Write 96.7 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 65.1 93% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 63%
Toshiba StorE HDD 750GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 158GB free, PID 0b15 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 36.9 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 36.9 43% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 4x8GB 1,618 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 32.6 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,847x
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	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
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