MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	118% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '21 at 14:54
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 739 76% 614 Pts	64-Core 712 44% 712 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 155 Parallax 146 119% 149 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 150 Splatting 130 110% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 468 476 477 459 266 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 464 Mixed 389 SusWrite 436 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 53.9 178% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 139GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 88 89 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 90.1 Write 88.1 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 88.9 66% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 136GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 93 94 93 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 89.8 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 93.2 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 4x8GB 3,708 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3423 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 34 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 30.6 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%

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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) - $239

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,833x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $821

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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