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MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	91% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '20 at 00:10
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (52^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-$240 550,833 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 (63^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,099 100% 841 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gainward(10B0 1E81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 168 Parallax 169 148% 173 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 153 Splatting 108 120% 153 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$99 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 105 86 66 52 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 454 Mixed 360 SusWrite 103 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 47.5 160% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 221 202% 310 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 118%
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 121GB free Firmware: 0000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 161 129 144 130 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 443 Write 286 Mixed 298 SusWrite 158 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 18.8 67% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 72.6 DQ Mixed 44.9 47% 79.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 55%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2GB free Firmware: 0A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 80.7 72% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,232 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 21.2 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 104%

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

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 34,293 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $225

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $240Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,659x
Core i5-9600KIntel $130Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	8,400x
Core i9-9900KIntel $385Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,093x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,610x
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,489x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,293x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,283x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,114x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,071x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,556x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,027x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $860

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