MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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	121% 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	113% 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	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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '21 at 03:42
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$245 550,833 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 93.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,097 101% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 158 Parallax 181 131% 167 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 144 Splatting 116 116% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 809GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 441 457 474 470 466 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 463 Mixed 445 SusWrite 448 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 48.1 160% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 350 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Intel Optane+3.6TBHDD 19 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3.5TB free Firmware: 16.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 301 318 329 327 325 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 120%
WD WD1501FASS-00U0B 1.5TB 1,224 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 141 140 141 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 152 Write 137 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 140 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 82%
Toshiba MK5056GSYF 500GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 465GB free Firmware: LJ001D SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 105 107 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 104 Write 97.1 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 105 63% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$128 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 32.5 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 30 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,191x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,934x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,441x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,167x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,059x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
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: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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