MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	107% 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	117% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 20:05
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 79.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 248 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 727 77% 615 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 150 Parallax 128 115% 140 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 138 Splatting 110 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 696GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 402 477 471 453 449 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 481 Mixed 449 SusWrite 448 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 51.8 173% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 169GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 405 478 471 453 449 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 483 Mixed 396 SusWrite 449 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 54.4 180% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 117 119 116 120 120 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 108 Write 100 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 117 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 212% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 89%
ST5000DM 000-1FK178 5TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.9 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 77.2 Write 104 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 2.4 92% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 0.8 387% 3.97 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 12.2 DQ Mixed 0.9 447% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 84%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 113 113 112 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 182 Write 146 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 109 169% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 62%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 113 114 111 109 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 122 Write 110 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 110 148% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 48%
WDC WD10 EAVS-00M4B0 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 334GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 0.6 0.5 2.5 2.1 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 73.8 Write 73.5 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 7.2 67% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 39%

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 expectations (25^th percentile)	69.3% Good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 104%

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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	8,125x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,858x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,807x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,338x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,142x

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	1,983x
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	962x

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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 $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