MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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	96% 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	97% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 00:16
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$295 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,175 105% 886 Pts	64-Core 1,167 72% 1,167 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C300) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 134 Parallax 130 100% 129 fps	MRender 96.1 Gravity 121 Splatting 105 88% 107 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 268 268 261 254 248 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 357 Mixed 311 SusWrite 266 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 40.2 152% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 274 217% 304 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 133%
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82 4,735 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 29GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 319 376 359 176 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 397 Write 375 Mixed 288 SusWrite 277 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 38 152% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 249 208% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 196 197 197 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 151 Mixed 90 SusWrite 194 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 737GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 195 196 196 194 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 138 Mixed 90 SusWrite 193 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 01BA 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 029E CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 01BA 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.1% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.6 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 74%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 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: 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