MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 99.7%, 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	152% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 30 '20 at 22:06
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 288 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 991 97% 793 Pts	64-Core 1,092 68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 36FE) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 140 Parallax 119 110% 131 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 132 Splatting 106 94% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 70 55 56 56 55 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1258 Write 863 Mixed 795 SusWrite 100 167% 754 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 63.3 226% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 831 DQ Mixed 218 271% 460 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 209%
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB 10,855 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 286GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 350 413 415 406 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 355 Write 425 Mixed 380 SusWrite 380 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 47.1 160% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 256 214% 310 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 177 177 178 178 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 79 Mixed 66 SusWrite 176 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.2% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 19.6 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 18.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 103%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,100x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,828x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,414x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,044x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	1,451x
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 $275	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