MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	234% 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 (13%). 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '19 at 18:11
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 1,212 109% 917 Pts	64-Core 1,211 75% 1,211 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 197 Parallax 176 141% 182 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 175 Splatting 127 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT500P 500GB 3,338 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: R010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 773 922 913 921 925 710 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,385 Write 931 Mixed 874 SusWrite 861 226% 1,012 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 87 317% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 224 286% 492 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 243%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB 12,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 466GB free Firmware: JP2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 137 137 138 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 130 Write 128 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 138 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 77%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB 12,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 466GB free Firmware: JP2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 125 126 126 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	71% Very good	Read 122 Write 114 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 126 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 1x16GB 1,346 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	53.8% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 15.5 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 17.5 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 57%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,867x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,815x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,145x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,457x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	965x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16