MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	111% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 06:36
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 834 80% 662 Pts	64-Core 1,142 71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-ASM2NE2256GTTDR 256GB 4,456 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 258 257 252 254 254 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 742 Write 434 Mixed 682 SusWrite 269 119% 532 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 52.9 175% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 66.3 96% 179 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 215%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 70GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 298 297 298 296 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 482 Mixed 393 SusWrite 316 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 55.3 185% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
External USB3.0 128GB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 60GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 184 184 183 181 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 350 Write 183 Mixed 215 SusWrite 183 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 37.6 4K Mixed 23.5 79% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 134 110% 158 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 66%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 116 114 113 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 114 Write 102 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 114 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 107 Write 112 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 108 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 96 95 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	42% Average	Read 78.8 Write 90.2 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 95.4 114% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 59%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 328GB free, PID ab21 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 115 Write 97.5 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 100 128% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 168% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 53%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 11GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 2.7 8.3 8.5 8.3 8.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 39 Write 14.3 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 7.2 20% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1 71% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.1% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 24 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 104%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,132x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,863x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,814x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,422x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,341x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,145x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,984x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,457x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	965x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16