MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	86.6% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '19 at 23:56
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,056 99% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,063 66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 111 Parallax 95.6 90% 106 fps	MRender 96.6 Gravity 98.1 Splatting 99.5 80% 98.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 41GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 71 67 60 59 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 204 Write 88.2 Mixed 122 SusWrite 65.5 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 21.8 103% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 82.7 DQ Write 75.5 DQ Mixed 70.5 55% 76.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 73%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256GB 12,312 User benchmarks, average bench 215% 238GB free Firmware: SS0328D SusWrite @10s intervals: 1052 1059 1063 777 264 263 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,566 Write 1,128 Mixed 177 SusWrite 746 252% 1,154 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 87.5 315% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 833 DQ Write 1,130 DQ Mixed 491 508% 818 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 277%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 169 181 187 187 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 176 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 173 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 415% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 5.8 6.6 6.1 9.5 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 74.2 Write 5.3 Mixed 10.8 SusWrite 9.3 22% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 36% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x8GB 10,297 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 28 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 28.1 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 103%

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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 32,033 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,841x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,325x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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