MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	77.8% 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	200% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 16:17
Run Duration	357 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 86.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 257 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 815 78% 643 Pts	64-Core 956 59% 956 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.8% Very good	Lighting 96.2 Reflection 106 Parallax 96.3 78% 99.6 fps	MRender 93.1 Gravity 94.2 Splatting 93.3 77% 93.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KLEVV CRAS C720 512GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22.9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1712 558 555 563 557 557 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,301 Write 2,264 Mixed 1,401 SusWrite 750 324% 1,429 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 65.7 217% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 747 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 931 660% 833 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 274%
Hs-ssd-e100 512G 512GB 2,522 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 133GB free Firmware: S0918A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 17 91 17 43 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 502 Write 410 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 93 56% 256 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 14.9 4K Mixed 0.4 43% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 15.9 DQ Mixed 0.4 19% 49.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 99%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 102GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 56 55 56 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 322 Write 119 Mixed 287 SusWrite 87.6 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 22.5 114% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 141 136% 209 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 126 128 129 128 129 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 186 Write 145 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 127 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 72 73 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 84.9 Write 91.6 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 71.3 52% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 67%
Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 500GB-$40 5,497 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 33GB free Firmware: K2AOA60A SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 60.5 Write 58.5 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 39.7 37% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMUA5110MB78HAF2400 3x8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.5 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 71%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,179x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,915x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,834x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,436x
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,356x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,996x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $824

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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