MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 179% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 173% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	174% 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	271% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '20 at 09:43
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,194 107% 902 Pts	64-Core 1,180 73% 1,180 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 1503) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3522 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Lighting 247 Reflection 253 Parallax 252 201% 251 fps	MRender 270 Gravity 240 Splatting 153 174% 221 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 401GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 880 703 837 845 845 846 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,920 Write 2154 Mixed 1,676 SusWrite 826 369% 1,644 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 69.7 246% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,662 DQ Write 1,384 DQ Mixed 1,415 1,089% 1,487 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 284%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 19GB free Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,909 Write 2,230 Mixed 1,751 440% 1,964 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 66.2 230% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,925 DQ Write 1,522 DQ Mixed 1,694 1,275% 1,714 MB/s
Poor: 182% Great: 335%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$97 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 931GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 487 485 488 486 396 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 430 Mixed 350 SusWrite 471 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 51.8 186% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 245 202% 292 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 466GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 331 397 398 400 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 334 Mixed 306 SusWrite 364 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 52.6 189% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 239 198% 287 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 348 347 348 351 352 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3000C15-8GVRB 04CB DDR4 3000 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 04CB DDR4 3000 32GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 30.6 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 28.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 99%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,134x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,865x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,814x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
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	1,985x
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 $254	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 $184	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