MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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	64.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1882 x 1068 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	8.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '20 at 20:28
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,170 105% 888 Pts	64-Core 1,191 74% 1,191 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 191 Parallax 0.03 105% 107 fps	MRender 244 Gravity 206 Splatting 142 155% 197 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 14 148 9.4 8.6 55 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 387 Write 178 Mixed 265 SusWrite 48 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 23.4 121% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 130 128% 199 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 85%
WDC WDS200T2B0A 2TB 2,924 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 1TB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 481 485 482 480 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 402 Mixed 362 SusWrite 482 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 52.3 177% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 264 221% 320 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 117%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 140 140 140 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 142 Write 137 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 139 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 2,707 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 32.3 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 29 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,845x
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	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,218x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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	959x

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Value: 106% - 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 $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