MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	114% 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	133% 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	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, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '20 at 20:22
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145 321,194 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 (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 910 91% 743 Pts	64-Core 930 58% 930 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% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3952 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 133 Parallax 150 119% 143 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 138 Splatting 108 117% 148 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 385GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 484 481 464 463 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 461 SusWrite 473 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 63.2 216% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 858GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 455 438 400 105 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 330 Mixed 355 SusWrite 323 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 45 167% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 230 198% 291 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3500 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 45.2 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 31.2 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 35.3 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 111%

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

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,128x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,860x
Core i9-9900KIntel $442Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,810x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,420x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,339x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,144x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,984x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,457x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	963x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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