MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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	125% 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	128% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '21 at 22:21
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1177 104% 884 Pts	64-Core 1,177 73% 1,177 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% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 189 Parallax 178 138% 179 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 174 Splatting 124 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 212 209 209 194 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 960 Write 218 Mixed 267 SusWrite 209 90% 414 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 38.4 169% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 665 DQ Write 520 DQ Mixed 387 346% 524 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 144%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 488GB free Firmware: 1AN10003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 82 83 83 83 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 35.5 Write 32.2 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 79.1 36% 48.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 357GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 111 115 112 114 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 135 Write 76.3 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 111 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 114%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 964GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 89 91 90 90 92 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 84.9 Write 79.2 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 89.3 56% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 180 182 183 183 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 146 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 179 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 456% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 90%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 8GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 7.6 6.2 7 6.9 7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	8.85% Terrible	Read 36.6 Write 15.7 Mixed 18.4 SusWrite 7.7 23% 19.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.7 50% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 8.85% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 4x8GB 2,651 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 31.2 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 30.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%

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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	8,150x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,885x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,345x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,156x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,224x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,987x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16