MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.5% 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	341% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 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	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	May 17 '21 at 19:45
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 120 2-Core 266 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 872 93% 743 Pts	64-Core 1,612 100% 1,612 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 330F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 137 Parallax 125 103% 129 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 129 Splatting 114 93% 113 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 263GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 945 1880 2149 2153 2063 1935 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2607 Write 2,142 Mixed 1,523 SusWrite 1,854 455% 2,031 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 78 262% 92.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,109 DQ Write 804 DQ Mixed 990 731% 968 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 42GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 481 477 437 271 259 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 458 Mixed 446 SusWrite 401 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 55.9 186% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 102 101 102 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 85.8 Write 59.9 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 100 50% 69 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 99% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 83%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 131 123 131 124 129 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 122 Write 90.2 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 124 67% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.8 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 22.8 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 114%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,118x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,848x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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