MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	14.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years 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 (82^nd 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 157 2-Core 310 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,134 104% 870 Pts	64-Core 1,196 74% 1,196 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Sapphire(174B E244) 1GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Lighting 18.1 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 22.3 15% 19 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 16.1 Splatting 18.7 14% 16.1 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 428GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2152 676 593 600 596 599 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd 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: 199% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 490 489 490 489 490 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd 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: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Samsung HE160HJ 160GB 226 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 25GB free Firmware: JF800-24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 72 70 63 73 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st 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: 19% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 44%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 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: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 109%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 211 225 215 212 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^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: 64% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 121%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 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 (96^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 5,437 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 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: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%

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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	2,417x
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	1,452x
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