MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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	92% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '21 at 19:00
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,157 104% 876 Pts	64-Core 1,176 73% 1,176 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 129 Parallax 118 94% 121 fps	MRender 93.1 Gravity 120 Splatting 108 88% 107 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,462 Write 2,229 Mixed 1,360 448% 2,017 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 82.1 277% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,009 DQ Write 1,068 DQ Mixed 1,166 842% 1,081 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 60GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 149 183 181 170 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 415 Write 268 Mixed 284 SusWrite 169 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 42.2 146% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 184 146% 201 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 920GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 165 164 166 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 161 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 165 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 941GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 185 185 193 188 192 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 124 Write 137 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 188 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 20GB 239 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.3% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 16.3 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 17.7 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 105%

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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	8,114x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,802x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	997x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,454x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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