MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211117
Uptime	7.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '22 at 12:24
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 817 86% 686 Pts	64-Core 819 51% 819 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 153 Parallax 156 128% 155 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 135 Splatting 119 117% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 467 471 475 468 377 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 476 Mixed 377 SusWrite 453 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 40.1 142% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 332 250% 334 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%
Seagate FireCuda 510 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 3,035 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 931GB free Firmware: STES1020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2515 1265 1048 1049 1050 1050 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 1,411 Write 2,071 Mixed 1601 SusWrite 1,329 363% 1,603 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 64 209% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 2012 DQ Write 1,494 DQ Mixed 1,668 1,270% 1,725 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 371%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 3,010 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3.5TB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 144 144 145 145 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 140 Write 130 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 143 142% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 34% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 53%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 28.3 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 25.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.2% 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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,124x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,858x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,806x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,337x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,142x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	962x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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