MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80.4% 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	93.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 11:31
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 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 (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1165 104% 880 Pts	64-Core 1566 97% 1566 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.4% Excellent	Lighting 99.5 Reflection 108 Parallax 98.6 81% 102 fps	MRender 94.8 Gravity 98 Splatting 96.9 79% 96.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 364GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 449 470 469 434 402 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 458 Mixed 445 SusWrite 428 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 49.7 162% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 291 237% 338 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 147GB free Firmware: M6CR041 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 431 444 248 92 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 502 Write 431 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 270 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 29.7 4K Mixed 16.9 74% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 57 DQ Mixed 11.1 31% 69.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 92%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 763GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 76 76 76 78 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 481 Mixed 443 SusWrite 80.5 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 49.9 167% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 15,511 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 28.7 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 29 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 106%

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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%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,844x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,137x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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