MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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	116% 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	177% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '21 at 21:19
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,136 102% 860 Pts	64-Core 1,108 69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8708) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 148 Parallax 147 123% 149 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 131 Splatting 115 114% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 100 139 142 103 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,420 Write 1,507 Mixed 1,065 SusWrite 182 233% 1,044 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 72.3 241% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 269 342% 598 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 255%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 13,327 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 143 141 142 141 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 25% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZKW 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZKW 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 32GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 30.6 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 27.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 32: 3R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	31%	39	291	210	240	24.5"	1920 1080	AUS25A9 VG259QM

History: Score 12: 1R 2G 1B | Score 32: 3R 4G 5B

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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) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,205x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,948x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,446x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,365x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,171x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,061x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,001x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	974x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $838

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16