MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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	118% 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

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 19:46
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 619 83% 620 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.98 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 148 Parallax 149 127% 151 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 135 Splatting 108 114% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 265GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 399 466 474 471 395 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 476 Mixed 449 SusWrite 422 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 52.8 178% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 292 238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 30GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 370 391 434 397 436 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 404 Write 419 Mixed 320 SusWrite 387 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 39.3 152% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 250 208% 296 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 836GB free Firmware: S0614B0G Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 584 1077 403 455 317 247 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,417 Write 1,617 Mixed 1,095 SusWrite 514 260% 1,161 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 23.1 218% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 840 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 12.5 130% 326 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 310%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 423GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 92 93 93 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 88.2 Write 94.5 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 92 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESEK.M8FE 4x8GB 329 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 34.7 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.2 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 118%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,844x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,137x

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	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
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 $273	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 $177	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