MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	126% 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, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 30 '20 at 13:53
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$183 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 937 99% 792 Pts	64-Core 970 60% 970 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% Gigabyte(1458 231C) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 103 Parallax 198 98% 140 fps	MRender 94.3 Gravity 111 Splatting 138 96% 115 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 330GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 478 475 474 300 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 458 Mixed 431 SusWrite 417 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 61.2 209% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 271GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 479 475 475 469 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 458 Mixed 390 SusWrite 476 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 69.7 231% 85.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 134%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 466GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 467 465 465 458 456 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 446 Mixed 423 SusWrite 465 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 52.8 173% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 293 239% 340 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 32.8 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 31 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,298x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	8,017x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,890x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,480x
RTX 2060Nvidia $269Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,384x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,199x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,243x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,067x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,020x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,015x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,479x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	981x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

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