MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	4.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	118% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	51.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 11:19
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1199 107% 904 Pts	64-Core 1,640 102% 1,640 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.05 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	4.54% Terrible	Lighting 5.3 Reflection 6.38 Parallax 6.88 4% 6.19 fps	MRender 3.24 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 7.13 5% 5.86 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.54% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 419 427 429 425 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 362 Mixed 390 SusWrite 421 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 51.3 182% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 265 222% 323 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 111%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 154 150 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 136 Write 143 Mixed 85 SusWrite 150 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 104%
WD Elements 25A2 1.5TB 2,275 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 990GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 111 110 110 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 75.2 Write 67 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 110 108% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 156% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 29.2 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 135%

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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	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,845x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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