MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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	277% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '20 at 22:19
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$412 354,223 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 (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,014 98% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,568 97% 1,568 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

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: 446.14 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 180 Parallax 188 149% 184 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 157 Splatting 114 124% 158 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 1263 1512 1511 1437 1305 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1895 Write 1,409 Mixed 580 SusWrite 1,312 290% 1,299 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 65.8 230% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1215 DQ Write 1,021 DQ Mixed 1,024 793% 1,087 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 306%
Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-000L7 256GB 7,649 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 237GB free Firmware: EMT03L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 292 293 292 292 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 295 Mixed 258 SusWrite 289 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 40.3 151% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 244 208% 306 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 87GB free Firmware: HP33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 114 106 106 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 139 Write 118 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 110 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 112%
Seagate ST10000VN0008-2JJ101 10TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 6TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 195 212 214 216 214 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 185 188 187 186 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 175 Mixed 124 SusWrite 186 126% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.4% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 19.3 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 20.7 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 104%

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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	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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