MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding HDD
Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.3% 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

1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month 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 (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i7-9700K-$375 117,924 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	1-Core 155 2-Core 308 109% 231 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,163 110% 888 Pts	64-Core 1,218 82% 1,218 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P4000 6,042 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Dell(1028 11A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 1901 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.84 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Lighting 273 Reflection 251 Parallax 266 72% 263 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 269 Splatting 218 74% 226 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 73%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 141,877 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 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 (5^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: 204% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 318%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$153 26,365 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled	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: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 112%

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

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 67%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $126

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $205Bench 94%, 82,361 samples	4,489x
Core i7-9700KIntel $375Bench 99%, 117,924 samples	2,873x
Core i9-9900KIntel $465Bench 100%, 144,748 samples	1,467x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 105%, 174,556 samples	1,655x
RTX 2060Nvidia $349Bench 86%, 121,925 samples	1,384x
GTX 1070Nvidia $346Bench 79%, 705,740 samples	1,034x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $78Bench 107%, 237,869 samples	982x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $88Bench 274%, 141,877 samples	652x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $110Bench 291%, 71,528 samples	588x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 84%, 276,679 samples	1,838x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 86%, 178,898 samples	952x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 84%, 28,027 samples	467x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $922

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $205	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $150	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $375	Nvidia RTX 2060 $349	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $249

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14