MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '20 at 16:33
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$290 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,149 102% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 6520) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 122 Parallax 139 102% 129 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 114 Splatting 103 105% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 714 1373 873 888 872 890 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,630 Write 2,178 Mixed 1,620 SusWrite 935 411% 1,841 MB/s	4K Read 69.9 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 74 245% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,605 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 279 355% 677 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 541GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 182 181 182 180 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 132 Mixed 81 SusWrite 181 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 64GB 7,850 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 33GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 6.7 7.7 9.6 9 10 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 24.5 Write 8.7 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 8.6 16% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.8 177% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 25.8 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 29.5 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 102%

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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%

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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	8,097x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,824x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
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	1,451x
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 $273	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 $186	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