MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	44.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '20 at 18:40
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 742 82% 648 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2193 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 117 Parallax 98.2 84% 106 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 99.6 Splatting 105 85% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 126 160 160 193 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 445 Write 345 Mixed 290 SusWrite 162 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 37.4 4K Mixed 8.8 46% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 34.1 DQ Mixed 31.7 34% 58.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 454GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 87 87 84 90 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 53.2 Write 79.4 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 85.4 52% 70 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 193% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 90%
Seagate ST6000VN0041-2EL11C 6TB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 668GB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 139 140 143 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 109%
Kingston SA400S37240G 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 79GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 57 55 55 57 57 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 60.7 Write 41.4 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 55.6 37% 50.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 4000 C18 2x8GB 1,557 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 49.5 MC Write 52.9 MC Mixed 33.9 130% 45.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 49.5 SC Mixed 33.1 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,172x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,902x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,832x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,434x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,352x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,227x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16