MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	297% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 2 months ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211117
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 08 '22 at 18:46
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i5-9600K-$233 337,494 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 101% 178 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 857 93% 722 Pts	64-Core 884 59% 884 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$359 393,598 User benchmarks, average bench 96% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2227 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 107 Parallax 135 106% 124 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 141 Splatting 122 110% 124 fps
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$75 15,564 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2192 2223 1472 679 470 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 1,787 Write 2,308 Mixed 1,613 SusWrite 1252 392% 1740 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 86.8 292% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 869 DQ Write 1,773 DQ Mixed 1,128 912% 1,256 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 349%
Udisk USB DISK 3.0 32GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 0GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 11 19 8.2 7.2 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	9.36% Terrible	Read 38.5 Write 7.3 Mixed 10.8 SusWrite 11.6 18% 17 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.4 67% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.36% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 4x4GB 3,900 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 31.5 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.9 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

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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 110%

UFO

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 94%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $370

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $233Bench 92%, 337,494 samples	14,816x
Core i7-9700KIntel $370Bench 96%, 505,453 samples	13,358x
Core i9-9900KIntel $660Bench 96%, 479,734 samples	5,768x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 582,676 samples	5,225x
RTX 2060Nvidia $315Bench 89%, 595,256 samples	4,429x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 475,843 samples	4,025x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 770,272 samples	2,548x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 572,494 samples	1,921x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $64Bench 287%, 403,755 samples	1,869x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 606,492 samples	4,452x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $67Bench 80%, 558,010 samples	3,213x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 85%, 334,389 samples	1,924x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,246

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $109
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $67	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16