MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	6.37% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	228% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '20 at 03:38
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 270 97% 172 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,176 105% 890 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6345 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.37% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 8.8 5% 8.37 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 7.8 Splatting 12.3 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.37% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBA3V5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 3,637 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 927 438 437 438 439 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,557 Write 1518 Mixed 1,130 SusWrite 520 264% 1,181 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 72.3 253% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,250 DQ Write 1,250 DQ Mixed 1,010 825% 1,170 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 239%
Toshiba MK6032GSX 59GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 47GB free Firmware: AS312D SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 30 30 28 31 31 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 29.9 Write 29.7 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 30.2 21% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 78% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 17%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB 40,079 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 466GB free Firmware: 0005SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 133 132 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 138 Write 127 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 133 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 77%

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 (91^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 28.9 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 30.1 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% 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) - $227

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,178x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,915x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,834x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,436x
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,356x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,057x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,995x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $811

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $239	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $139	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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