MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 187% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 192% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	176% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	322% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '20 at 01:18
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,277 113% 960 Pts	64-Core 1,613 100% 1,613 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37B9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3547 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 256 Parallax 277 204% 261 fps	MRender 284 Gravity 247 Splatting 150 178% 227 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 355GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 534 1228 1820 1455 577 526 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,730 Write 1,841 Mixed 249 SusWrite 1,023 322% 1,461 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 90.3 306% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,345 DQ Write 1,145 DQ Mixed 575 614% 1,022 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 318%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 916GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 149 149 148 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 130 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 149 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 298GB free Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 100 100 92 102 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 93 Write 44.5 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 96.8 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 2,402 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 27.7 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 38.4 SC Mixed 28.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 96%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,847x
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	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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	960x

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Value: 105% - 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 $45	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