MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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	110% 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	249% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '19 at 06:22
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 154 2-Core 301 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,196 105% 894 Pts	64-Core 1,194 74% 1,194 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3810) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 117 Parallax 244 113% 167 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 130 Splatting 158 113% 134 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 582GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1637 942 759 398 366 362 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,172 Write 2,448 Mixed 1,355 SusWrite 744 324% 1,430 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 79.2 270% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,765 DQ Write 1,522 DQ Mixed 1,641 1,231% 1,643 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 298%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 280GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 285 340 279 346 284 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 163 Write 98.7 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 309 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 19.6 4K Mixed 9.7 44% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 14.7 DQ Write 15.7 DQ Mixed 14.5 11% 15 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 102%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 739GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 100 100 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 89.8 Write 77.2 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 98.7 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 20,001 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 24.6 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 27.4 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 95%

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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) - $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