MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94% 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	69.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 21:25
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 i9-9900K-$399 354,223 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)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1191 105% 892 Pts	64-Core 1,656 102% 1,656 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$288 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 108 Parallax 112 96% 113 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 104 Splatting 95.4 89% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU635 240GB-$20 12,702 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c87 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 147 226 228 264 288 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 365 Write 330 Mixed 310 SusWrite 228 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 29.4 109% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 156 120% 162 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 97%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 363GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 468 468 454 456 436 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 446 Mixed 358 SusWrite 445 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 48 166% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 255 217% 318 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 929GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 158 159 159 158 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 141 Mixed 96 SusWrite 156 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 3,875 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 31.7 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 32.5 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) - $268

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,206x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,948x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,848x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,446x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,365x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,171x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,061x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,001x
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	974x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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