MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82.9% 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	91.4% 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	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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '21 at 22:39
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 973 101% 812 Pts	64-Core 974 60% 974 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2122 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.9% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 135 Parallax 83.8 83% 107 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 103 Splatting 100 83% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKJ4.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 454 460 368 6.5 6.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 441 Mixed 387 SusWrite 288 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 40.7 149% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 194 173% 257 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 100%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 17,082 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 396GB free Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1874 1917 1222 478 462 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2681 Write 1424 Mixed 1676 SusWrite 1,070 381% 1,713 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 68.5 233% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,619 DQ Write 1,564 DQ Mixed 1,458 1,131% 1,547 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 332%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 201 216 219 219 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 177 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 213 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 74% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 29.7 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

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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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,170x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,900x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,831x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,433x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,350x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
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	971x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16