MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 109% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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	105% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180815
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '20 at 09:15
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	6%

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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 870 91% 732 Pts	64-Core 860 53% 860 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E4) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 184 Parallax 191 141% 183 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 177 Splatting 121 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 268 274 274 273 273 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 468 Mixed 367 SusWrite 289 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 49.3 169% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 231 206% 310 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 230GB free Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2274 807 811 812 810 812 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,025 Write 2,356 Mixed 1,692 SusWrite 1,054 401% 1,782 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 92.3 303% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1725 DQ Write 1,512 DQ Mixed 1,606 1,208% 1,614 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 340%
Samsung SP1614C 160GB-$98 1,657 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 135GB free Firmware: SW100-34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 58 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 54 Write 59.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 58.3 39% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 20.7 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 104%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,123x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,854x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,806x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,335x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,141x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,982x
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	961x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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