MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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	87.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '20 at 15:50
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,165 104% 881 Pts	64-Core 1,173 73% 1,173 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 156 Parallax 167 134% 162 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 141 Splatting 115 118% 149 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 960GB 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 433GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 379 432 366 96 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 466 Write 294 Mixed 332 SusWrite 277 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 32.4 130% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 193 168% 248 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 104%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 447GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 394 329 78 81 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 500 Write 445 Mixed 404 SusWrite 218 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 26.5 127% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 33.6 94% 196 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 176GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 158 158 157 159 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 144 Write 120 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 157 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 170GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 156 154 158 158 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 137 Mixed 26 SusWrite 156 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 34.4 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 31.3 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,150x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,885x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,345x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,156x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,224x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,987x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16