MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, 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	267% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190919
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 22:22
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,132 103% 864 Pts	64-Core 1,654 102% 1,654 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 141 Parallax 145 122% 146 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 127 Splatting 104 110% 140 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 313GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 998 1335 1604 1628 1425 669 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,638 Write 1,618 Mixed 1243 SusWrite 1,276 325% 1,444 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 79.8 268% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 772 DQ Write 1,037 DQ Mixed 329 409% 713 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 199 183 202 210 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 155 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 195 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 72% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GB 12,037 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 24 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 29.3 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 101%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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