MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	104% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '20 at 09:26
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 above expectations (69^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 277 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 844 82% 675 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E4) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 193 Parallax 192 146% 188 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 177 Splatting 128 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 261 270 273 274 271 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 465 Mixed 377 SusWrite 285 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 49.5 166% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 231 202% 301 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 230GB free Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2315 810 813 811 813 812 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,054 Write 2160 Mixed 1,728 SusWrite 1,062 394% 1751 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 82.6 293% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,686 DQ Write 1,529 DQ Mixed 1,621 1,212% 1,612 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 340%
Samsung SP1614C 160GB-$98 1,657 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 135GB free Firmware: SW100-34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 58 57 56 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 46.2 Write 51.8 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 57.8 35% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 27.9 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 27.7 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96% 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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,156x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,889x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,826x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,346x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,157x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,225x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,050x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,989x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,461x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	968x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $832

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16