MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.4% 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	326% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 16:37
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 148 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,184 105% 892 Pts	64-Core 1,185 73% 1,185 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275 75,918 User benchmarks, average bench 85% Sapphire(1DA2 E408) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 98.3 Parallax 198 97% 139 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 108 Splatting 126 92% 111 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2250 820 814 820 821 820 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,572 Write 2,330 Mixed 1,595 SusWrite 1,058 422% 1,889 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 92.1 309% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,546 DQ Write 1,274 DQ Mixed 1,406 1,054% 1,409 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 355%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 209GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 487 489 489 489 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 486 Mixed 352 SusWrite 488 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 47.6 167% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 196 191% 303 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 119GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 451 451 446 450 449 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 448 Mixed 325 SusWrite 450 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 42.8 162% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 151 168% 284 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 446GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 95 95 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 126 Write 116 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 94.7 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 396GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 80 80 81 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 74.5 Write 79.3 Mixed 58 SusWrite 79.8 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 406GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 112 113 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 108 Write 109 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 112 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.7% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 24.2 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 114%

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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	8,107x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,835x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $828

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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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