MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191023
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '21 at 14:21
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,215 108% 915 Pts	64-Core 1,212 75% 1,212 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 869D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 113 Parallax 116 101% 118 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 106 Splatting 95.8 91% 114 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$44 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,775 Write 1,415 Mixed 1,324 334% 1,505 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 65.2 237% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 853 DQ Write 1,149 DQ Mixed 796 658% 932 MB/s
Poor: 143% Great: 238%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 13GB free Firmware: MU02.6 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 428 Mixed 395 98% 442 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 44.1 149% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 242 201% 286 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 32GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 439 353 139 147 120 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 447 Mixed 444 SusWrite 234 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 51.6 166% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 111 151% 276 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 123%

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 (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 29 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 29.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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

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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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,156x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,889x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,824x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,346x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,157x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,225x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,050x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,989x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,461x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	968x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $837

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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