MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	121% 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	233% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '21 at 22:51
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (43^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 297 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 956 94% 772 Pts	64-Core 992 61% 992 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 174 Parallax 174 133% 171 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 170 Splatting 122 114% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 545 543 541 539 513 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,025 Write 1,680 Mixed 1,267 SusWrite 569 309% 1,385 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 67.7 224% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 1,204 DQ Write 919 DQ Mixed 1,081 803% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 340%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 191GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 315 330 361 369 334 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 270 Write 360 Mixed 200 SusWrite 328 66% 290 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 23.4 90% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 182 166% 256 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 970GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 197 192 197 196 205 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 108 Write 158 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 195 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 27.3 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 26.3 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,846x
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	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

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