MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	146% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '19 at 18:12
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 288 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 1129 99% 840 Pts	64-Core 1,147 71% 1,147 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 4520) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.1% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 116 Parallax 122 94% 118 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 103 Splatting 88.6 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 299GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 753 916 920 925 925 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 1,447 Write 934 Mixed 16.8 SusWrite 802 177% 800 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 11.9 110% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 7.4 DQ Mixed 15.8 52% 124 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 242%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 341GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 391 465 465 468 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 484 Mixed 413 SusWrite 426 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 51.1 186% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 121%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 380GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 383 453 453 457 456 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 463 Mixed 442 SusWrite 416 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 57.5 190% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 294 239% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 344GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 273 229 283 287 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 487 Mixed 369 SusWrite 278 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 41.2 156% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 195 186% 292 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%
ASMT 2115 2TB 1,348 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 159 159 158 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 144 Write 145 Mixed 38 SusWrite 158 161% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 99% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 24.1 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 26.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 110%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,102x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,831x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,796x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,133x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
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	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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