MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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	135% 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	27.9 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 06:40
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 269 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 842 80% 665 Pts	64-Core 1133 70% 1133 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2077 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 139 Parallax 131 106% 133 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 123 Splatting 106 90% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%

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: 518 261 260 259 262 258 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 1155 Write 1,003 Mixed 1,011 SusWrite 303 194% 868 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 53.2 177% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 473 DQ Mixed 450 314% 383 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 215%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 70GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 297 296 297 296 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 476 Mixed 419 SusWrite 313 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 55.3 184% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 351 265% 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: 184 184 184 184 184 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 349 Write 184 Mixed 219 SusWrite 184 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 23.9 81% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 133 110% 159 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 66%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 114 110 113 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 117 Write 95.7 Mixed 83 SusWrite 113 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 88% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 112 107 112 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 116 Write 90.5 Mixed 94 SusWrite 112 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65.5% 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: 95 96 96 96 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 89 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 95.6 117% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 187% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.6% 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: 100 100 101 100 101 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 128 Write 97.2 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 100 128% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 168% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 54.6% 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: 2.8 4.1 6.5 8.4 8.7 8.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	10% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 14.2 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 6.5 20% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1 71% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10% 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 (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.4% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 24.2 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 104%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,370 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,191x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,935x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,842x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,441x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,169x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,059x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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