MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	317% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	57.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 29 '20 at 23:50
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,156 104% 875 Pts	64-Core 1,144 71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.50 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 150 Parallax 150 131% 153 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 134 Splatting 107 112% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 773GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1048 1086 1259 1202 1076 1138 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,466 Write 2,346 Mixed 1,551 SusWrite 1,135 420% 1,874 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 82.9 281% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,508 DQ Write 1,291 DQ Mixed 1,394 1,046% 1,397 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 256GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 233 83 202 369 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 88 Mixed 380 SusWrite 214 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 48.9 175% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 52.1 123% 256 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 121%
G-drive SSD 1TB 275 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 304GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 451 451 451 450 449 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 430 Write 443 Mixed 314 SusWrite 450 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 34.3 107% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 37 81% 165 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 89%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 109 111 110 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 101 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 106 130% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.3 226% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 98%
WD My Passport 260D 4TB 2,403 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 463GB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 108 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 132 Write 114 Mixed 85 SusWrite 107 145% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 194% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 64%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 6.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 188 189 187 187 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 174 Write 187 Mixed 120 SusWrite 187 227% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x16GB 1,517 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 30.6 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 39.1 SC Mixed 29.4 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 109%

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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	8,122x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,854x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,805x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,335x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,141x

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	1,982x
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	961x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

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 $179	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