MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	140% 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	126% 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	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '20 at 01:12
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 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 (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,181 105% 888 Pts	64-Core 1,174 73% 1,174 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759 18,552 User benchmarks, average bench 143% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	140% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 172 Parallax 348 146% 233 fps	MRender 282 Gravity 125 Splatting 176 156% 194 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 153%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: STRSD013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 493 486 494 495 495 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 486 Mixed 465 SusWrite 489 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 57.3 190% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 136%
Team T253X6002T 2TB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: T0317A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 457 457 458 98 9.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 442 Mixed 375 SusWrite 322 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 32.3 141% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 50.2 92% 176 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 441GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 147 151 153 154 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 109 Mixed 30 SusWrite 151 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2800C15-8GVRB 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	70% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.1 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 21.7 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 77%

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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%

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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	1,218x
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 $40Bench 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: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

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 $40	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