MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	119% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 15:12
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$144 176,572 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 126 2-Core 248 90% 156 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 720 78% 606 Pts	64-Core 713 48% 713 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$450 786,348 User benchmarks, average bench 106% MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 155 Parallax 144 117% 148 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 148 Splatting 129 116% 132 fps
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$125 608,974 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 473 476 451 358 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 460 Mixed 373 SusWrite 406 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 56.8 189% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$70 201,049 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 128GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 80 81 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 127 Write 110 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 80.3 73% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 426,472 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 138GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 110 110 108 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 93 Write 94.8 Mixed 57 SusWrite 109 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 4x8GB 1,480 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3423 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 32.1 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 29.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 96%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $130

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $200Bench 94%, 266,041 samples	9,324x
Core i7-9700KIntel $279Bench 98%, 343,026 samples	7,646x
Core i9-9900KIntel $375Bench 98%, 328,316 samples	3,006x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 119%, 367,602 samples	3,468x
RTX 2060Nvidia $338Bench 89%, 371,694 samples	2,723x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 356,169 samples	2,542x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 107%, 501,582 samples	1,662x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 286%, 264,269 samples	1,183x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 114%, 404,139 samples	1,145x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 84%, 439,581 samples	2,851x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 81%, 479,768 samples	2,144x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $107Bench 83%, 209,256 samples	1,145x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $979

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10400F $151	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-10600K $228	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $325	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16