MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	202% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '19 at 20:03
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265 332,643 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 155 2-Core 308 102% 183 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,163 110% 888 Pts	64-Core 1,218 82% 1,218 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P4000 8,196 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Dell(1028 11A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 1901 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.84 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Lighting 90.9 Reflection 96.4 Parallax 83.2 74% 90.2 fps	MRender 91 Gravity 89.5 Splatting 95 72% 91.8 fps
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 71%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$65 318,790 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 606 250 396 401 289 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,182 Write 1,392 Mixed 1,030 SusWrite 544 233% 1,037 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 70.2 210% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,473 DQ Write 1,037 DQ Mixed 1,020 825% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 196% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 319%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$150 80,129 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.3% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.3 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 23.2 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 96%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $130

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $200Bench 94%, 248,401 samples	8,716x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 332,643 samples	7,103x
Core i9-9900KIntel $380Bench 98%, 292,441 samples	2,733x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 387,435 samples	3,303x
RTX 2060Nvidia $338Bench 89%, 357,960 samples	2,546x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 331,610 samples	2,390x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $57Bench 108%, 504,559 samples	1,562x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $85Bench 288%, 254,466 samples	1,085x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $108Bench 114%, 370,329 samples	1,045x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 403,833 samples	2,686x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	2,028x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 85%, 182,067 samples	1,072x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $976

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16