MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	56.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '19 at 10:44
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 836 87% 699 Pts	64-Core 841 52% 841 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3731) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93% Outstanding	Lighting 106 Reflection 106 Parallax 90.6 87% 101 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 123 Splatting 102 105% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
JAJS300M240C 240GB 1,437 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0817B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 43 79 55 72 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 510 Write 402 Mixed 365 SusWrite 111 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 1.2 97% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 19.2 DQ Mixed 9 21% 46.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 111%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 174 174 176 173 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 174 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 175 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 2x8GB 11,591 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	75% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 21.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 23.1 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 101%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
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	1,453x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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