MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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	108% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 01:53
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^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-$242 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 297 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,130 102% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,134 70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2172) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 180 Parallax 137 108% 150 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 130 Splatting 108 111% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2509 Write 1,930 Mixed 1,600 446% 2,013 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 57.5 198% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,610 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 231 329% 655 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 270GB free Firmware: SPS6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 78 84 85 85 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 50.1 Write 66.3 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 79.3 40% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.4 147% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 30.3 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 28.9 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 102%

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,193x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,937x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,844x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,444x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,361x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,169x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,231x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,060x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,998x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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