MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	252% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 01:26
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,034 99% 817 Pts	64-Core 1,556 96% 1,556 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.5% Average	Lighting 48 Reflection 55.3 Parallax 45 39% 49.4 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 48 Splatting 62.5 49% 59.7 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1096 834 839 838 848 845 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,825 Write 2,108 Mixed 1,647 SusWrite 884 364% 1,616 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 70.5 242% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 1,006 DQ Mixed 1,133 848% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 284%
Mushkin MKNSSDTR500GB-3DL 500GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 134GB free Firmware: Q1115A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 17 74 74 73 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 507 Write 437 Mixed 24 SusWrite 126 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 14.5 4K Mixed 1 50% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 17.4 DQ Mixed 1.1 20% 50.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 95%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 168 175 174 174 175 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 173 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 101%
Flash Disk 2GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4 4 4 4 4 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	5.16% Terrible	Read 18 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 4 8% 7.43 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.16% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$379 7,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 24.1 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 27.1 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 102%

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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	8,124x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,858x
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	2,337x
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 $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 $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