MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.7% 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	46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211117
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '22 at 16:00
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 244 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 711 75% 599 Pts	64-Core 717 44% 717 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.7% Excellent	Lighting 120 Reflection 128 Parallax 117 98% 121 fps	MRender 92.3 Gravity 121 Splatting 0.3 51% 71.1 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 17 37 24 76 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 446 Write 268 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 62.9 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 30.2 4K Mixed 16.7 68% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 76.3 DQ Mixed 41.6 46% 78.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 53%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 238GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 89 89 83 87 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 99.5 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 86.8 61% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 60%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$60 4,559 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 348GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 31 32 32 31 32 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 116 Write 36 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 31.3 42% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 859B BL8G32C16U4B.8FE 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	85.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 24.4 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 24.7 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 88%

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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	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
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	1,046x
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: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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