MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	113% 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	89.2% 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	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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 10:34
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 274 98% 174 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 872 92% 736 Pts	64-Core 869 54% 869 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 139 Parallax 149 122% 146 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 122 Splatting 102 106% 135 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002 250GB 2,988 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 272 271 274 272 267 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 510 Write 468 Mixed 358 SusWrite 261 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 41.5 125% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 203 176% 265 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 104%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2304 821 818 821 820 822 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,577 Write 2,417 Mixed 1,782 SusWrite 1,068 439% 1,961 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 87.8 296% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,763 DQ Write 1,546 DQ Mixed 1,623 1,225% 1,644 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 198 194 196 196 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 156 Mixed 85 SusWrite 196 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 2x8GB 5,257 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 33.3 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 33.5 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 120%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,118x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,848x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
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	960x

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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 $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