MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	268% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star Z390 Gaming Codex XE Plus (MS-B913)
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190423
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '23 at 16:38
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$205 32,736 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 290 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 992 95% 785 Pts	64-Core 986 61% 986 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 117 Parallax 136 108% 128 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 129 Splatting 107 111% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 403GB free (System drive) Firmware: 301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1209 1230 602 589 599 597 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2336 Write 1,856 Mixed 1,603 SusWrite 804 368% 1,650 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 74.4 242% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1269 DQ Write 966 DQ Mixed 1,096 826% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 296%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 107GB free Firmware: R201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 94 93 93 92 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 370 Write 123 Mixed 187 SusWrite 94.2 43% 194 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 36.7 138% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 142 112% 158 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 81%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 101GB free Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 73 80 96 98 98 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.4% Above average	Read 150 Write 107 Mixed 140 SusWrite 88 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 30.3 115% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 102 84% 120 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 83%
WDC WD10 EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 181GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 38.2 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 37.9 48% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 38%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB 9,902 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 22.3 Mixed 6 12% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB 29,586 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 24.7 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 26.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 96%

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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 $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,300x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	8,024x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,891x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,481x
RTX 2060Nvidia $267Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,386x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,200x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,243x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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	2,017x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,479x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	981x

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