MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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	210% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '19 at 16:11
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 858 91% 727 Pts	64-Core 920 57% 920 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 1470) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 187 Parallax 188 142% 183 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 174 Splatting 119 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 671 366 375 378 376 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,712 Write 1,523 Mixed 1,355 SusWrite 423 280% 1,253 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 71.4 253% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 849 DQ Mixed 793 612% 833 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 228%
OCZ Trion 100 480GB-$139 1,753 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 100GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 128 135 123 148 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 512 Write 490 Mixed 391 SusWrite 166 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 41 157% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 190 151% 211 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 90%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 60GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 358 359 360 359 358 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 362 Mixed 331 SusWrite 359 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 45.8 169% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 196 166% 241 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%
Londisk 480GB 480GB 217 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 350GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 456 456 453 455 456 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 471 Mixed 438 SusWrite 458 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 68 226% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 107 138% 244 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 835GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 98 96 98 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 87 Mixed 48 SusWrite 96.8 58% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 57%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 27.9 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 30.2 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 104%

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

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,126x
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	2,143x

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: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $871

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