MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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	265% 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 21:29
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 951 99% 796 Pts	64-Core 947 59% 947 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 102%

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: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 149 Parallax 149 127% 151 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 132 Splatting 106 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 667GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1385 1387 1401 1414 1415 1419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,452 Write 1,507 Mixed 1,081 SusWrite 1,404 307% 1,361 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 81.4 283% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 629 DQ Write 898 DQ Mixed 267 341% 598 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 158GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 145 139 148 149 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 104 Write 62 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 145 71% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 29.2 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 31.8 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% 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) - $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	1,456x
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