MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	269% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	61.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '20 at 01:00
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$218 32,736 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 (67^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 303 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,198 107% 903 Pts	64-Core 1,183 73% 1,183 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 2085) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 180 Parallax 176 145% 178 fps	MRender 208 Gravity 159 Splatting 114 126% 160 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 773GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1340 1329 1687 1484 1529 1522 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,081 Write 1,555 Mixed 1,091 SusWrite 1,482 295% 1,302 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 77.7 268% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 750 DQ Write 1,593 DQ Mixed 940 781% 1,095 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 305%
Wl20006472e 1 2TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 141 146 144 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 141 Write 139 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 143 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 84%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 102 102 101 103 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 119 Write 105 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 101 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.8 251% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 04CB DDR4 3000 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 04CB DDR4 3000 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.9 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 81%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,174x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,904x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,832x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,434x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,353x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,227x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16