MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.2% 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	117% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '20 at 19:18
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 166 2-Core 331 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 662 8-Core 973 102% 817 Pts	64-Core 977 60% 977 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3774) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2632 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.2% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 144 Parallax 121 101% 130 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 129 Splatting 109 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 397 413 415 399 418 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 258 Mixed 332 SusWrite 399 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 50.4 185% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 88.3 135% 256 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 328GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 187 186 190 190 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 152 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 188 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,218 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 45.5 MC Write 46.8 MC Mixed 32.9 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 32.5 98% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,238x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,968x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,865x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,459x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,369x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,182x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,234x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,013x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,006x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,471x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16