MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	115% 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	65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 12:18
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 300 90% 167 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,092 100% 837 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 148 Parallax 155 126% 153 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 131 Splatting 93 103% 131 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.6% Terrible	Lighting 7.2 Reflection 12.7 Parallax 8.56 6% 9.5 fps	MRender 13.4 Gravity 7.87 Splatting 17.3 11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.6% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 145 141 144 140 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 266 Write 217 Mixed 195 SusWrite 135 46% 203 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 37 131% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 88.2 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 150 113% 148 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 389GB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 108 120 118 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 133 Write 140 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 116 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 26.7 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 22.6 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,132x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,862x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,812x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,421x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,341x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,145x

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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,984x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,457x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	965x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16