MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	301% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '21 at 22:03
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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 i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 795 79% 643 Pts	64-Core 1,065 66% 1,065 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 195 Parallax 189 146% 187 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 185 Splatting 128 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 696GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1498 1219 1192 1139 1146 1136 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,455 Write 2,276 Mixed 1622 SusWrite 1,222 424% 1,894 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 78.8 263% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,169 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 1,046 781% 1,042 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 372%
HP S700 Pro 256GB-$38 1,325 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 238GB free Firmware: Q0308D_H SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 467 467 469 470 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 464 Mixed 418 SusWrite 468 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 43.8 151% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 95.3 126% 225 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 237GB free Firmware: 08TH SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 255 256 261 260 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 417 Write 244 Mixed 244 SusWrite 254 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 15.3 99% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 23.9 66% 138 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 27.4 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 28.5 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,162x
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 $296Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,004x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,990x
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: $837

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