MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	17.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 23:39
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 267 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,120 103% 860 Pts	64-Core 1,615 100% 1,615 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.5% Very good	Lighting 96.5 Reflection 109 Parallax 97.7 79% 101 fps	MRender 89.4 Gravity 97.3 Splatting 98.6 78% 95.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 128GB 2,059 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1111A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 423 Write 340 Mixed 286 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 26 100% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 182 158% 231 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 91%
Kbg30zmv256g TOSHIBA 256GB 31,797 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 236GB free Firmware: ADHA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 834 805 431 241 242 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 843 Write 863 Mixed 796 SusWrite 466 167% 742 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 68.8 238% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 656 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 559 432% 591 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 147%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 122GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 105 106 106 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 116 Write 117 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 105 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 190 188 188 189 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 184 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 188 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMWX16GC3200C16W2E 2x16GB 1,287 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 30.5 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 28.1 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 121%

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Gaming 113%

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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	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,841x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,325x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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