MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	123% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '19 at 17:44
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 274 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 860 87% 704 Pts	64-Core 1,082 67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 122 Parallax 125 106% 125 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 124 Splatting 99.7 105% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 482 480 487 402 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 471 Mixed 426 SusWrite 448 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 57.4 191% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
Corsair Flash Voyager 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 15GB free, PID 4ab1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 7.1 6.9 7.1 7 6.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	8.45% Terrible	Read 29.7 Write 6 Mixed 6 SusWrite 6.9 12% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 42% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.45% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 21.4 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 24.1 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 111%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,143x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,878x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,822x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,344x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,153x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,222x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,002x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,986x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16