MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	85.7% 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	171% 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '20 at 19:40
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 967 101% 808 Pts	64-Core 964 60% 964 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 110% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2230 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 122 Parallax 100 86% 109 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 101 Splatting 107 86% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30 11,181 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 559 261 265 275 266 255 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1088 Write 1067 Mixed 1,006 SusWrite 314 195% 869 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 76.7 278% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 754 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 311 284% 448 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 223%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 454GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 84 92 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 50.7 Write 82.5 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 83.7 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 198% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 90%
Seagate ST6000VN0041-2EL11C 6TB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 559GB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 140 140 141 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 109%
Kingston SA400S37240G 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 78GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 57 55 56 55 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 63.4 Write 61.6 Mixed 48 SusWrite 54.6 42% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 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 @ 4133 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 49.5 MC Write 50.2 MC Mixed 33.4 127% 44.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 31.9 98% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 44.7 89% 44.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,102x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,831x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,796x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,133x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $825

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) $35	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