MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	122% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20200522
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 14:06
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,061 100% 831 Pts	64-Core 1,262 78% 1,262 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 203 Parallax 124 100% 150 fps	MRender 98.1 Gravity 127 Splatting 111 92% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 484 484 484 485 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 487 Mixed 453 SusWrite 484 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 53.9 182% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 341 260% 351 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 131%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 290GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 485 485 485 433 352 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 488 Mixed 438 SusWrite 454 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 57.1 188% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 348 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 213GB free Firmware: PB3OC64G SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 63.3 Write 62 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 64.1 41% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 42%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 229GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 127 125 125 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 143 Write 142 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 126 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 237% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 109%
Toshiba HDWK105 500GB 748 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 66GB free Firmware: AM0T1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 95 95 95 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 74.3 Write 73.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 95.1 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.2 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 29.8 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 47.2 SC Mixed 32.2 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,118x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,848x
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	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	960x

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Value: 105% - 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 $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