MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	103% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 11:17
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,065 100% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,616 100% 1,616 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 144 Parallax 144 121% 145 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 129 Splatting 111 110% 139 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 202 197 191 184 173 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 470 Mixed 373 SusWrite 218 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 52.4 173% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 49GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 82 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 499 Write 432 Mixed 399 SusWrite 93.8 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 24.2 105% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 34.1 95% 200 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 92%
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 55GB free Firmware: UI510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 127 94 95 95 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 446 Write 291 Mixed 305 SusWrite 136 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 23.2 4K Mixed 19.1 69% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 94.6 DQ Mixed 42.8 49% 85.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 4,421 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.3 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 80%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,097x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,824x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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