MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	308% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '20 at 00:36
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 275 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 800 83% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,053 65% 1,053 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 194 Parallax 177 147% 184 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 182 Splatting 123 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 467GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1485 1137 1142 1167 1050 1121 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,475 Write 2,266 Mixed 1,554 SusWrite 1,184 418% 1,870 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 82.9 281% 99.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,200 DQ Write 1,033 DQ Mixed 1,114 836% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 372%
HP S700 Pro 256GB-$38 1,325 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 60GB free Firmware: Q0308D_H SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 472 472 466 108 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 459 Mixed 418 SusWrite 344 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 44.5 154% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 95.6 126% 225 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 116%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 48GB free Firmware: 08TH SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 234 233 247 245 245 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 421 Write 243 Mixed 248 SusWrite 239 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 15.1 97% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 23.8 43% 84.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 20.6 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 22.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 68.9% 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) - $239

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,106x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,833x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
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	1,045x
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: $821

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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