MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	300% 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

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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '20 at 02:56
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 822 86% 689 Pts	64-Core 825 51% 825 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3725) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 163 Parallax 160 136% 163 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 146 Splatting 107 115% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 516GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2436 2460 2456 1276 757 897 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 1,942 Write 2,408 Mixed 1,912 SusWrite 1,714 450% 1,994 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 14.6 171% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,703 DQ Write 1,465 DQ Mixed 1,474 1,134% 1,547 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 472%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 462GB free Firmware: EXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 437 424 425 425 426 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 468 Mixed 406 SusWrite 435 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 60 203% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 246 214% 319 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 7,847 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 32.7 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 30.2 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% 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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,842x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,328x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,137x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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