MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '20 at 07:08
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 818 87% 692 Pts	64-Core 832 52% 832 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 115 Parallax 110 92% 113 fps	MRender 98.7 Gravity 103 Splatting 104 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM22.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 333 376 352 337 373 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 334 Mixed 314 SusWrite 357 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 39.1 150% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 148 154% 249 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 541GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 193 193 191 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 182 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 193 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.M8FH3 859B CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR2 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.7% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.7 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 73%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,922x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,837x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,438x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,359x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,996x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16