MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	89.5% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '22 at 22:09
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 970 93% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,496 93% 1,496 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5670) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 137 Parallax 127 105% 131 fps	MRender 98.8 Gravity 132 Splatting 116 95% 116 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 71GB free Firmware: E1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 166 163 162 163 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 379 Write 200 Mixed 274 SusWrite 184 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 31.8 131% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 179 147% 203 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 88%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 174 149 141 134 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 514 Write 232 Mixed 247 SusWrite 156 63% 287 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 34.4 148% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 214 193% 294 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 205 206 208 207 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 151 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 206 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 28.1 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 34.3 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ 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%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $239

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,833x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $821

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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