MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 118% 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	116% 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	292% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 04:09
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 i7-9700F-$295 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,162 103% 872 Pts	64-Core 1151 71% 1151 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 150 Parallax 149 124% 150 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 130 Splatting 116 114% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S7 1TB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 249% 744GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 941 1155 1254 1268 1302 783 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,637 Write 1,249 Mixed 1246 SusWrite 1,117 346% 1,562 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 71.2 235% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1216 DQ Write 815 DQ Mixed 1,057 778% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 332%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 118GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 146 220 239 152 317 MB/s Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	75.7% Very good	Read 188 Write 84.9 Mixed 255 SusWrite 224 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 37.1 137% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 170 158% 241 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 451 462 466 471 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 465 Mixed 376 SusWrite 448 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 56.5 189% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 927GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 184 180 186 187 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 187 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 182 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x8GB 16,526 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 31.6 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 30.7 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
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: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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