MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	100% 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	98.7% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '21 at 23:30
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,084 103% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,187 73% 1,187 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 381A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.2 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 148 Parallax 197 104% 157 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 138 Splatting 92.3 93% 117 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 628GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 260 260 262 236 255 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 476 Mixed 274 SusWrite 259 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 40.2 159% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 195 182% 284 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 107%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 111GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 102 99 100 103 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 167 Write 120 Mixed 135 SusWrite 99.8 29% 130 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 31.3 147% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 82.8 76% 116 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 61%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 629GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1215 1487 1479 1490 969 536 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,533 Write 1,519 Mixed 1,115 SusWrite 1,196 302% 1,341 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 83.7 291% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 676 DQ Write 944 DQ Mixed 271 356% 631 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 295%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB 5,095 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 238GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 72 72 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 66.1 Write 51.6 Mixed 47.1 SusWrite 72.6 80% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 2x8GB 13,393 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 27.6 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 28.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 115%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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