MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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	214% 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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '19 at 03:22
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,104 102% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,640 102% 1,640 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 162 Parallax 159 137% 163 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 142 Splatting 103 113% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 605GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 916 1146 1302 386 317 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,444 Write 1,348 Mixed 1,071 SusWrite 695 255% 1,139 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 75 257% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 625 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 271 344% 601 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 255%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 175 180 176 179 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 81.3 Write 74.7 Mixed 54 SusWrite 176 22% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.7 8% 3.6 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 9.1 DQ Mixed 1.3 2% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 23%
Hitachi G-DRIVE with Thu 4TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 449GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 15 12 12 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 29 Write 40.3 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 12.7 22% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 95%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 71GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 66 66 67 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 58.8 Write 60.8 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 65.6 80% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 60%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 780GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 7.9 7.8 8.1 8.2 8.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 27.2 Write 31.5 Mixed 25 SusWrite 8 30% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 7 6.8 7.6 7.6 7.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 26.8 Write 30.5 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 7.4 30% 22.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1 178% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 436GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 6.3 6.3 7.1 7 8.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 25.8 Write 31.7 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 6.9 30% 22.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 60%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -0 64GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 60GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 6.2 6 7 7 7.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 28.2 Write 35 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 6.7 32% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.4 140% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 41%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -1 64GB 193 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 56GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 27.5 Mixed 26.8 31% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.2 150% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 4x8GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 27.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 27.8 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 120%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,343 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	8,186x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,927x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,839x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,439x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,359x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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