MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	79.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '19 at 18:51
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$265 550,833 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 (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 157 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,232 110% 930 Pts	64-Core 1,227 76% 1,227 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3733) ≥ 4GB; MSI 2070 GAMING Z CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4001 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 130 Parallax 132 111% 133 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 131 Splatting 107 114% 145 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 123 130 7.1 6.9 6.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 479 Write 423 Mixed 392 SusWrite 69.8 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 25.1 151% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 32 90% 190 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 92%
Gigabyte GP-ASM2NE2256GTTDR 256GB 4,456 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 193GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 841 304 296 297 297 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,349 Write 1,006 Mixed 628 SusWrite 388 187% 843 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 63.5 230% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 709 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 720 583% 812 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 215%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 917GB free, PID a102 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 133 133 133 133 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 134 Write 116 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 131 130% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 24.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 27.9 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 101%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,144x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,878x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,822x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,344x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,153x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,222x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,002x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,986x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $835

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16