MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	209% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '19 at 12:47
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 847 86% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,126 70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 193 Parallax 171 140% 179 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 171 Splatting 129 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 937GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1327 157 328 201 160 163 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,527 Write 1,581 Mixed 1,105 SusWrite 389 258% 1,151 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 78.6 267% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 950 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 322 408% 726 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 282%
WD Blue 500GB-$84 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 155GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 302 287 287 252 238 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 379 Mixed 261 SusWrite 284 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 49.2 165% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 223 194% 288 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
WD Gold 1TB (2016)-$50 2,872 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 111GB free Firmware: RR07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 112 104 118 112 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 118 Write 185 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 113 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 345% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 109%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 156 154 155 158 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 152 Write 149 Mixed 106 SusWrite 154 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 88%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB 3,391 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 931GB free Firmware: 2BD10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 127 133 129 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 132 Write 110 Mixed 72 SusWrite 130 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.5 257% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3680 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 30.7 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 33.4 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 45.7 88% 45.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,835x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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