MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	277% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 20:08
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,185 105% 890 Pts	64-Core 1,170 72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 181 Parallax 174 134% 173 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 175 Splatting 121 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 756 597 613 613 604 591 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,378 Write 1864 Mixed 1,333 SusWrite 629 345% 1,551 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 81.3 273% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,513 DQ Write 1,118 DQ Mixed 1,275 964% 1,302 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 340%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 180GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 414 420 417 415 416 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 472 Mixed 329 SusWrite 404 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 49.1 169% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 284 232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 970GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 183 187 184 177 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 126 Write 135 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 179 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$35 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 28.8 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 27.5 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,140x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,874x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,821x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,425x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,343x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,151x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,222x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,002x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,986x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,459x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16