MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.1% 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	70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 16:42
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 257 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 841 80% 661 Pts	64-Core 1031 64% 1031 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.1% Very good	Lighting 94 Reflection 108 Parallax 97.4 77% 99.9 fps	MRender 93.2 Gravity 95.6 Splatting 96.1 78% 95 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 636GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 145 145 149 141 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 155 Write 154 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 145 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 0.7 8% 3.8 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 10.7 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 23%
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30 20,238 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 94 39 39 38 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 449 Write 312 Mixed 355 SusWrite 60 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 65.2 4K Mixed 34.9 130% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 98 DQ Mixed 10 54% 129 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 91%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 127GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 72 74 74 73 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	40% Average	Read 66.7 Write 66.6 Mixed 43.4 SusWrite 72.9 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 278GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 189 189 189 190 188 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 110 Write 94.5 Mixed 77 SusWrite 187 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 52,667 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 24.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 28 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 103%

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Gaming 113%

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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	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,841x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,325x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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