MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	93.8% 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	50.5% 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '20 at 21:21
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 85.8 1-Core 73.2 2-Core 150 62% 103 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 324 34% 273 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.8% Outstanding	Lighting 103 Reflection 135 Parallax 128 84% 122 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 144 Splatting 105 113% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$53 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 69 30 111 77 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 453 Write 322 Mixed 326 SusWrite 106 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 29.9 4K Mixed 18.9 72% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 52.7 DQ Mixed 41.4 42% 70.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 55%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 377GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 457 460 476 447 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 483 Mixed 458 SusWrite 429 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 51.9 172% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 344 259% 347 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 195 195 197 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 173 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 196 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	61.2% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 23.6 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 18.8 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 97%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,128x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,860x
Core i9-9900KIntel $439Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,811x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,420x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,339x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,144x

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	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,984x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,457x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	963x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16