MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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	92.5% 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	102% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '20 at 08:17
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (60^th 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 (63^rd percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,132 103% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,128 70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.2% 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: 445.87 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.5% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 130 Parallax 124 96% 124 fps	MRender 95.3 Gravity 118 Splatting 103 86% 105 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 364 375 359 346 327 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 366 Mixed 314 SusWrite 346 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 39.9 148% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 271 224% 321 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82 4,735 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 26GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 339 370 239 118 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 396 Write 374 Mixed 286 SusWrite 248 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 35.5 138% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 250 208% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 196 192 192 194 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 155 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 191 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 611GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 188 185 186 187 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 128 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 186 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% 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	72.3% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 23.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 74%

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

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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	7,859x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,808x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,420x
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	963x

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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