MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	113% 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	112% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '22 at 22:24
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,037 99% 817 Pts	64-Core 1,605 99% 1,605 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37AD) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 120 Parallax 156 116% 140 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 136 Splatting 110 115% 145 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 297 329 375 272 178 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 448 Mixed 403 SusWrite 323 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 54.6 183% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 63GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 326 340 314 315 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 476 Mixed 449 SusWrite 336 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 54.8 184% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 129%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 107 107 109 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 128 Write 71.1 Mixed 77 SusWrite 106 70% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 150 156 156 166 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 138 Write 151 Mixed 68 SusWrite 155 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 243% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 90%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 589GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 99 97 99 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 96.9 Write 100 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 98 124% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.7 314% 3.93 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 8.9 DQ Mixed 0.6 325% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 3,091 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 32.3 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 31.9 99% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 126%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,114x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,802x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

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	997x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,454x
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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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