MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99% 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	90.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '22 at 20:21
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 930 97% 780 Pts	64-Core 945 58% 945 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% ASRock(1849 5101) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 139 Parallax 209 102% 158 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 135 Splatting 97.9 94% 117 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 157 190 205 163 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 1,296 Write 1,628 Mixed 1,161 SusWrite 199 240% 1,071 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 1.4 80% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 112 84% 111 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 305%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 669GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 487 482 484 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 488 Mixed 434 SusWrite 486 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 54.5 183% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 31.5 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 30.9 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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

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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	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,845x
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	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

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	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	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

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