MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	134% 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	112% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '19 at 21:15
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 287 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 848 88% 710 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 206 Parallax 204 153% 199 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 185 Splatting 134 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 852GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2256 2172 1188 1190 1195 1206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 2,501 Write 2317 Mixed 1,668 SusWrite 1,534 450% 2,005 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 88 291% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,990 DQ Write 1,713 DQ Mixed 1,820 1,372% 1,841 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 259 152 142 140 138 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 469 Mixed 398 SusWrite 219 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 60.1 204% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 353 265% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 104GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 450 276 244 231 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 472 Mixed 383 SusWrite 321 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 43.2 164% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 323 245% 330 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 129 129 129 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 118 Write 128 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 128 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 100 100 100 101 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 206 Write 171 Mixed 84 SusWrite 99.5 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 462GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 79 80 77 80 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 92.3 Write 69.2 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 79.3 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 29.1 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 31.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,114x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

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	997x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,454x
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 $15	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