MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	292% 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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '19 at 14:26
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 290 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 836 88% 702 Pts	64-Core 831 52% 831 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 4520) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 121 Parallax 113 100% 119 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 105 Splatting 86.4 88% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1414 1469 1464 1480 1479 1472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,495 Write 1,388 Mixed 544 SusWrite 1,463 274% 1,222 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 76.7 291% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 1,122 DQ Mixed 995 807% 1,146 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 292%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$86 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 848GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 462 458 464 406 422 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 417 Mixed 387 SusWrite 443 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 51.5 173% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 303 242% 338 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 115 116 117 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 95.3 Write 99.3 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 115 66% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 68%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 158 157 157 158 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 135 Write 139 Mixed 110 SusWrite 157 186% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 127% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 16GB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26.7 86% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 108%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 31,983 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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,102x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,831x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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