MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	151% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 23:00
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 155 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 909 96% 769 Pts	64-Core 928 57% 928 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909); Ventus 2x CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 193 Parallax 184 181% 200 fps	MRender 214 Gravity 145 Splatting 128 128% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 178 175 171 170 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 486 Mixed 391 SusWrite 205 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 68 236% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 247GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 397 398 397 396 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 487 Mixed 389 SusWrite 410 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 57.2 208% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 286 232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 119%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 407GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1660 1660 1660 1667 1348 1655 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 1,740 Write 1667 Mixed 1235 SusWrite 1,608 352% 1,563 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 90.5 311% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 920 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 313 444% 809 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 140GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 92 88 90 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 86.5 Write 56.2 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 88.8 55% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 29.2 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 29.3 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% 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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,163x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,893x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,828x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,430x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,349x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,160x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,051x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,004x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,991x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	969x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $835

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16