MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 144% UFO	Workstation 113% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, 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

6 months ago, 6 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	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i7-9700K-$350 57,283 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	1-Core 151 2-Core 296 106% 224 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,108 105% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,123 75% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 24,966 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Sapphire(174B E244) 1GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing above expectations (85^th 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: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$90 102,580 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 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 as expected (54^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: 204% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 329%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 81,516 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 931GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 490 489 490 489 490 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th 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 144 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 25GB free Firmware: JF800-24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 72 70 63 73 MB/s Performing as expected (49^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 1,163,941 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 734GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 167 169 168 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd 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: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$249 2,677 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 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: 65% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 122%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 5,932 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: 11% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x16GB 1,409 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st 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: 57% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

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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 108%

UFO

Desktop 92%

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Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $130

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $230Bench 93%, 54,108 samples	3,030x
Core i7-9700KIntel $350Bench 99%, 57,283 samples	1,498x
Core i9-9900KIntel $479Bench 101%, 73,468 samples	915x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 129%, 118,022 samples	883x
RTX 2060-6GBNvidia $340Bench 107%, 71,852 samples	792x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $270Bench 70%, 667,469 samples	584x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 107%, 166,205 samples	518x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $90Bench 277%, 102,580 samples	404x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $110Bench 297%, 34,554 samples	271x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 85%, 206,122 samples	949x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 89%, 104,149 samples	404x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 83%, 16,138 samples	270x

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Total price: $960

CPU	GPU	SSD
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 $198	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $86
Intel Core i5-9400F $143	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $270	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
Intel Core i5-9600K $230	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $750	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $195

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $695	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24