MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	4.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	203% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '20 at 20:09
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 292 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 850 85% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	4.85% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 8.7 5% 8.3 fps	MRender 11.7 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 0.2 5% 6.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.85% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1327 491 501 503 499 490 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 921 Write 255 Mixed 954 SusWrite 635 155% 691 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 74.6 249% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1239 DQ Write 995 DQ Mixed 1,201 876% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 291%
GOODRAM 120GB 5,433 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 112GB free Firmware: 21.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 236 229 231 231 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 442 Write 325 Mixed 313 SusWrite 243 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 25.9 122% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 151 146% 226 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 858GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 123 123 122 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 105 Write 40 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 122 63% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4000, 4000, 4000, 4000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 33.4 118% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 50.7 SC Mixed 33 101% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 120%

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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