MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	75.5% 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	53% 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	12.4 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 21:27
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 1.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 75.5 2-Core 149 64% 104 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 296 32% 254 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.5% Very good	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 90 Parallax 124 56% 94.2 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 142 Splatting 109 114% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$36 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 78 91 117 90 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	53% Above average	Read 451 Write 372 Mixed 323 SusWrite 122 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 18.8 76% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 79.1 DQ Mixed 41.3 46% 79 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 55%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 377GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 440 438 459 479 306 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 469 Mixed 431 SusWrite 419 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 51.2 157% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 343 258% 344 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 195 195 194 193 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 144 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 195 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% 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 (6^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 19.5 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 58.3% 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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,175x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,907x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,832x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,435x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,354x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,228x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,056x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,993x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	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