MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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	162% 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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '19 at 19:26
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 321 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 925 98% 782 Pts	64-Core 945 58% 945 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1470) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 163 Parallax 134 126% 151 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 183 Splatting 125 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 552 428 427 426 425 390 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,724 Write 1,052 Mixed 1,167 SusWrite 441 244% 1,096 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 40.5 145% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 800 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 125 184% 363 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 228%
OCZ Trion 100 480GB-$139 1,753 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 60GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 134 128 94 88 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 512 Write 456 Mixed 398 SusWrite 137 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 37.8 137% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 193 187% 294 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 90%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 120GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 353 353 354 353 353 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 362 Mixed 329 SusWrite 351 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 41.6 143% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 196 174% 260 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 103%
M4-CT128M4SSD2 480GB 159GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 414 415 420 424 425 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 515 Write 471 Mixed 444 SusWrite 416 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 59.7 193% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 142 167% 288 MB/s

WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 835GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 100 98 99 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 86.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 98.2 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 57%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 29.7 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,122x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,854x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,805x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,335x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,141x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,982x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	961x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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