MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	352% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 23:11
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$85 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 757 79% 633 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 117 Parallax 195 112% 150 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 131 Splatting 162 114% 136 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 555GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1461 1720 1402 1391 1403 1383 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2743 Write 2,490 Mixed 1,689 SusWrite 1,460 469% 2,095 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 89.2 294% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,503 DQ Write 1,275 DQ Mixed 1,318 1,007% 1,365 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 414%
PNY ELITE 480GB 753 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 16GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 295 Write 316 Mixed 282 67% 298 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 24.8 83% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 26.2 54% 109 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 69%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 63GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 314 195 189 182 172 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 488 Mixed 467 SusWrite 254 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 55.8 185% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
hp USB Flash Drive 32GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 26GB free, PID b107 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 11 11 12 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	9.43% Terrible	Read 36.6 Write 8 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 11.1 16% 15.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.43% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.9% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 24.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 106%

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

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $255

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,201x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,946x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,446x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,364x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,169x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,061x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,001x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	974x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16