MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 148% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 119%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	17.7% is a below average 3D score (GTX 1070 = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	286% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '19 at 06:46
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-9700K-$409 34,610 User benchmarks, average bench 113% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	SC Int 146 SC Float 157 SC Mixed 151 121% 151 Pts	QC Int 563 QC Float 607 QC Mixed 584 132% 585 Pts	MC Int 1,048 MC Float 1,196 MC Mixed 1,123 168% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 125%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 24,073 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Sapphire(174B E244) 1GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 54.2 Reflection 43.6 Parallax 71.4 19% 56.4 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 48.4 Splatting 42.9 17% 39.9 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$130 81,324 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 428GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2152 676 593 600 596 599 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1,729 Write 2328 Mixed 1,142 SusWrite 869 341% 1,517 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 86.3 288% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,823 DQ Write 1,539 DQ Mixed 1,616 1,228% 1,659 MB/s
Poor: 192% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 325%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$135 52,083 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 931GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 490 489 490 489 490 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 424 Mixed 412 SusWrite 489 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56.9 192% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 350 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 135%
Samsung HE160HJ 160GB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 25GB free Firmware: JF800-24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 72 70 63 73 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 46.7 Write 51.9 Mixed 32.1 SusWrite 70.5 37% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 43%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$40 1,051,015 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 734GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 167 169 168 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 147 Write 141 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 167 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$249 2,521 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 211 225 215 212 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 223 Write 226 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 216 135% 186 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 203% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 5,286 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 28GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 53 26 27 25 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 162 Write 64.2 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 36.8 91% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.8 149% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x16GB 593 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 32 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 33.2 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 111%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds (explanation by AdoredTV).

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Gaming 117%

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Desktop 136%

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Workstation 97%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $120

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $265Bench 104%, 27,541 samples	1,650x
Core i7-9700KIntel $409Bench 113%, 34,610 samples	851x
Core i9-9900KIntel $490Bench 120%, 38,010 samples	434x

GPU
GeForce RTX 2070NvidiaBench 125%, 31,358 samples	510x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $230Bench 70%, 571,625 samples	360x
GTX 1070Nvidia $379Bench 98%, 545,643 samples	324x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $130Bench 268%, 81,324 samples	302x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $77Bench 106%, 109,839 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $90Bench 235%, 54,080 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 86%, 177,637 samples	517x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $100Bench 92%, 87,208 samples	172x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 4,252 samples	155x

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Value: 179% - Outstanding

Total price: $609

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $366	Nvidia GTX 1070 $379	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $100
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $159	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $80
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $115	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $93

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $95	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $711	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $100	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12