MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	88% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1750 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '21 at 15:09
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 151 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,193 106% 896 Pts	64-Core 1,195 74% 1,195 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 171 Parallax 130 105% 143 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 126 Splatting 103 108% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU635 240GB-$20 12,702 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: N181017a SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 24 24 24 24 25 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 500 Write 437 Mixed 390 SusWrite 36.5 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 48 195% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 88.2 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 16 48% 100 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 97%
Adata SU760 512GB 1,247 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 446GB free Firmware: XA051R21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 406 432 433 434 433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 432 Mixed 375 SusWrite 412 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 57 196% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 281 218% 298 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 45.9 MC Mixed 32.7 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 31.9 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 116%

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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	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
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	1,453x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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