MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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	106% 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	43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	May 11 '20 at 05:47
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$275 550,833 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 94.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 295 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,166 104% 880 Pts	64-Core 1,164 72% 1,164 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% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 125 Parallax 129 107% 129 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 127 Splatting 103 107% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$50 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 2.1 16 23 162 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 416 Write 323 Mixed 313 SusWrite 86.1 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 13.9 60% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 92.4 DQ Write 55 DQ Mixed 44.3 41% 63.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 55%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 166GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 318 318 317 318 317 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 472 Mixed 417 SusWrite 338 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 55.4 186% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 188 166% 244 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 443GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 151 150 151 152 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 142 Mixed 86 SusWrite 150 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 109%
WD My Book Essentials 1.5TB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1.5TB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 38 39 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 35.9 Write 36 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 37.3 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 21%
Apple iPod 8GB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 1266 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 12 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	5.44% Terrible	Read 13.6 Write 15.1 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 13.2 16% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.44% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 24.7 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 27.6 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 97%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,867x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,816x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,146x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,458x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16