MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	122% 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	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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '19 at 15:59
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 270 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 792 79% 644 Pts	64-Core 1,039 64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Zotac(19DA 2511) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 133 Parallax 153 115% 142 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 134 Splatting 108 112% 142 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 702GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 477 484 484 482 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 474 Mixed 455 SusWrite 481 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 54.7 181% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 79GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 85 82 86 89 88 MB/s Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.9% Above average	Read 242 Write 116 Mixed 174 SusWrite 84.7 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 34.6 124% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 85 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 80.8 66% 93.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 557GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 118 130 122 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 162 Write 134 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 125 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 2,584 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 27.7 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 27.2 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 119%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,094x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,822x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 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	2,131x

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 $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	958x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	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