MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 131% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	314% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '22 at 07:36
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 145 2-Core 228 91% 156 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,110 99% 839 Pts	64-Core 1,123 70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 192 Parallax 190 151% 189 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 189 Splatting 128 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$99 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1004 1270 1334 1305 1132 1172 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,251 Write 1,942 Mixed 1576 SusWrite 1203 390% 1,743 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 89 295% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,482 DQ Write 1,160 DQ Mixed 1,262 960% 1,302 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 410%
HP v125w 4GB 527 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 3307, HP 096smset180116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.58% Terrible	Read 22.9 Write 6 Mixed 6 SusWrite 6.1 11% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 46% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.58% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 46 MC Mixed 30.5 114% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 48.3 SC Mixed 31.2 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 121%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,126x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,859x
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,809x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,420x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,339x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,143x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
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	963x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $856

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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