MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '19 at 18:08
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$195 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 268 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 871 85% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,072 66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62.2% Good	Lighting 79.2 Reflection 82.3 Parallax 73 64% 78.2 fps	MRender 76.7 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 65.3 58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 108 109 107 107 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 102 Write 166 Mixed 140 SusWrite 108 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 22.9 106% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 134 109% 153 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 321GB free Firmware: CC98 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 72 75 74 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 66.8 Write 64.3 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 73 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 309GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 129 131 132 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 134 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 131 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 8.4 6.8 7.9 6.8 7.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 118 Write 18.7 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 9.3 42% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.3 107% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 25.6 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 27.3 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 104%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,095x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,822x
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 $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