MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	60% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	353% 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.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191023
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '21 at 13:01
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	59%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 142 2-Core 231 91% 157 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,105 100% 843 Pts	64-Core 1,224 76% 1,224 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 1F02) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60% Good	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 115 Parallax 134 37% 98.4 fps	MRender 159 Gravity 129 Splatting 104 104% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 112%

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% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2244 774 782 786 790 787 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	353% Outstanding	Read 2,693 Write 2,495 Mixed 1,913 SusWrite 1,027 455% 2,032 MB/s	4K Read 75.2 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 106 362% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 1,705 DQ Write 1,474 DQ Mixed 1551 1,173% 1,577 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 353% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 103GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 492 492 491 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 489 Mixed 425 SusWrite 492 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 57.7 206% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 21GB free Firmware: Z32080RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 439 Write 385 Mixed 340 86% 388 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 18.4 105% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 28.4 73% 150 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,218 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3604 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 45.4 MC Write 47.3 MC Mixed 32.6 119% 41.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 49.2 SC Mixed 34.7 103% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 118%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,844x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,137x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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