MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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	133% 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 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	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '21 at 21:03
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,025 98% 809 Pts	64-Core 1,171 72% 1,171 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 183 Parallax 183 134% 177 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 170 Splatting 71.6 97% 124 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 180 183 184 185 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 944 Write 421 Mixed 257 SusWrite 192 99% 453 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 55 185% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 661 DQ Write 516 DQ Mixed 323 314% 500 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 144%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 490GB free Firmware: 1AN10003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 56 56 57 57 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 64.2 Write 29.4 Mixed 43.4 SusWrite 54.7 36% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 357GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 111 110 114 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 185 Write 125 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 111 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 114%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 86.7 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 89.8 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 162% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 182 183 183 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 152 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 180 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 478% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 90%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 8GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 7.3 6.9 7 6.9 7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	9.02% Terrible	Read 36.8 Write 16.4 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 7.6 23% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.8 55% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.02% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 4x8GB 2,651 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.3% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 22.5 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 115%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,122x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,852x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,334x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,140x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
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	961x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $45	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