MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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	124% 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	354% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '20 at 18:37
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,148 104% 874 Pts	64-Core 1,184 73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 164 Parallax 161 137% 165 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 147 Splatting 104 117% 149 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 620GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1111 1434 1937 1950 1254 1971 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,638 Write 2,074 Mixed 169 SusWrite 1,610 360% 1,623 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 85.8 293% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,296 DQ Write 1,364 DQ Mixed 586 646% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 372%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 71GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 178 199 199 200 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 480 Write 194 Mixed 231 SusWrite 187 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 15.1 110% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 29.1 77% 168 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 72%
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 238GB free Firmware: O1225G SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 385 384 384 385 384 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 386 Mixed 325 SusWrite 381 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 44.7 155% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 192 173% 260 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 833GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 132 131 131 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 87.5 Write 71.3 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 131 63% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 75%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB 7,914 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 8 8.8 9.2 9.2 9.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	2.74% Terrible	Read 6 Write 2 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 8.6 8% 5.78 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 2.74% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 26.7 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 29.5 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 102%

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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	7,846x
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	2,139x

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