MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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	122% 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	195% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '20 at 08:24
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 161 2-Core 321 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 895 97% 769 Pts	64-Core 886 55% 886 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4025 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 152 Parallax 151 131% 155 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 135 Splatting 112 118% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-ASM2NE2256GTTDR 256GB 4,456 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 607 277 302 151 213 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,806 Write 1,002 Mixed 1,015 SusWrite 294 228% 1,029 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 63.6 215% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 702 DQ Write 1,006 DQ Mixed 716 580% 808 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 215%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 88GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 429 247 244 239 268 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 482 Mixed 352 SusWrite 314 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 49.7 174% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 249 211% 310 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 133 136 132 136 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 149 Write 84.2 Mixed 93 SusWrite 132 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2666 C19 2x8GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 25.7 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28.9 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 95%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,138x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,874x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,820x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,343x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,150x

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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,002x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,986x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,459x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16