MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	244% 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

2 years ago, 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	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '22 at 17:12
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 290 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,148 101% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 135 Parallax 151 125% 146 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 124 Splatting 93.4 103% 131 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB 7,642 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 324GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1192 790 787 783 786 778 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1,635 Write 1,888 Mixed 1,269 SusWrite 853 317% 1,411 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 71.9 245% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,080 DQ Write 1,204 DQ Mixed 901 745% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 267%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 698GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 181 182 179 179 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 173 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 179 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 221 236 220 237 221 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 224 Write 238 Mixed 99.9 SusWrite 228 144% 197 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 1.7 395% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.9 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 114%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
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: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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