MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	68.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191023
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '20 at 16:27
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,265 112% 951 Pts	64-Core 1,233 76% 1,233 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6345 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.6% Terrible	Lighting 7.17 Reflection 12.8 Parallax 8.84 6% 9.61 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 7.87 Splatting 17.4 11% 13 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.6% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 140 Parallax 133 105% 134 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 127 Splatting 103 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 64GB-$25 656 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 97 81 84 87 81 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 486 Write 108 Mixed 139 SusWrite 86.7 44% 205 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 33.9 133% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 35.1 DQ Write 96.1 DQ Mixed 38.4 37% 56.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 79%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 174GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 309 308 307 306 305 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 483 Mixed 410 SusWrite 315 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 58.2 197% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 51.3 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 71.6 64% 92.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 390GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 925 921 926 924 923 611 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,462 Write 941 Mixed 909 SusWrite 872 234% 1,046 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 78.8 281% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 66.4 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 88.7 83% 124 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 179 183 186 186 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 143 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 181 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.6 101% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 678GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 82 83 83 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 71.8 Write 72 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 81.9 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 28.9 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 29.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

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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	7,845x
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	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,218x
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	1,456x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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