MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


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 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	221% 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, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '22 at 04:23
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 i9-9900KF-$287 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 967 90% 747 Pts	64-Core 1,544 96% 1,544 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.71 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 157 Parallax 160 132% 160 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 137 Splatting 120 118% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$60 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 754GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 977 822 881 912 915 923 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 2,014 Write 1,791 Mixed 1,531 SusWrite 905 349% 1,560 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 56.1 183% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 635 DQ Write 631 DQ Mixed 607 463% 624 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 372%
Pcie SSD 1TB 19,971 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 145GB free Firmware: EGFM13.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 873 874 877 864 870 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 1,727 Write 840 Mixed 1091 SusWrite 871 252% 1,132 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 13.1 82% 20.4 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 438%
Realtek RTL9210B-CG 1TB 258 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 141GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 274 295 341 321 272 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 580 Write 439 Mixed 479 SusWrite 308 101% 452 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 22.5 69% 17.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 89%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 378GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 134 135 133 133 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 135 Write 126 Mixed 90.1 SusWrite 132 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 96%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 130 132 133 130 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 141 Write 123 Mixed 89.9 SusWrite 131 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 86%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 619GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 41 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 34.6 Write 36.5 Mixed 34 SusWrite 40.6 27% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 157% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 92%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 692GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 114 113 113 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 113 149% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 120% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 100%
Generic External 120GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 32GB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 33 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 35.1 Write 31.9 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 33.3 41% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 46% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3200 4x8GB 1,554 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 28.4 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 31.2 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 116%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,189x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,931x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,440x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,166x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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