MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 166% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	153% 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	299% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '19 at 17:47
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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 5 GHz, turbo 6.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 164 2-Core 327 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 970 101% 811 Pts	64-Core 957 59% 957 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 1E04) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 209 Reflection 226 Parallax 215 170% 217 fps	MRender 257 Gravity 208 Splatting 137 157% 201 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1333 1513 1540 1502 803 338 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,112 Write 1,305 Mixed 1,164 SusWrite 1,172 320% 1,438 MB/s	4K Read 58.1 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 82.2 294% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,330 DQ Write 1,042 DQ Mixed 1,049 822% 1,140 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 333%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 119GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 357 365 366 372 372 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 374 Mixed 279 SusWrite 366 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 36 144% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 300 229% 310 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 104%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 132GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 209 209 212 209 212 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.2% Poor	Read 182 Write 63.9 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 211 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 11.4 4K Mixed 1.5 9% 4.6 MB/s	DQ Read 4.4 DQ Write 11.9 DQ Mixed 5.7 5% 7.33 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 445%

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 @ 3020 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 27.7 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 30.8 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.8% 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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,114x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,802x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

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	997x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,454x
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 $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