MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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	129% 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	302% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 01:17
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 94.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 248 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 845 81% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,006 62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 194 Parallax 186 145% 186 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 186 Splatting 127 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 693GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1435 1130 1169 1150 1139 1095 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,455 Write 2,313 Mixed 1,584 SusWrite 1,186 422% 1,884 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 82.1 275% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,158 DQ Write 915 DQ Mixed 1,035 775% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 372%
HP S700 Pro 256GB-$38 1,325 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 238GB free Firmware: Q0308D_H SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 469 467 470 470 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 467 Mixed 417 SusWrite 469 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 44.4 154% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 95.5 127% 226 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 237GB free Firmware: 08TH SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 260 260 260 259 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 433 Write 246 Mixed 243 SusWrite 255 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 15.6 100% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 23.9 66% 140 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 27.3 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 28.6 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 103%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,097x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,824x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	1,451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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