MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.57% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	235% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '19 at 12:20
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,009 100% 817 Pts	64-Core 1306 81% 1306 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6345 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.57% Terrible	Lighting 7.1 Reflection 12.6 Parallax 8.78 6% 9.5 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 7.83 Splatting 17.4 11% 13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.57% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 342GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1015 472 495 474 481 490 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,616 Write 2,060 Mixed 1,473 SusWrite 571 322% 1430 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 78.3 267% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,252 DQ Write 1,109 DQ Mixed 483 553% 948 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 291%
GOODRAM 120GB 5,433 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 112GB free Firmware: 21.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 232 232 231 225 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 490 Write 400 Mixed 332 SusWrite 242 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 26 130% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 151 146% 226 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 874GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 85 91 90 88 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 136 Write 71.9 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 88.9 67% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4000, 4000, 4000, 4000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 46 MC Mixed 34.1 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 51.5 SC Mixed 34.1 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 120%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,102x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,831x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,796x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,133x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
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	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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