MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	116% 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	240% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '19 at 18:15
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 83.4 1-Core 109 2-Core 214 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 807 73% 613 Pts	64-Core 1,490 92% 1,490 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3874 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 151 Parallax 145 126% 150 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 137 Splatting 101 108% 137 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 830 1056 1302 1361 1167 767 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,400 Write 1,490 Mixed 1,062 SusWrite 1,081 283% 1,258 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 70.8 246% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 945 DQ Write 922 DQ Mixed 320 409% 729 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 282%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 486GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 369 451 348 243 224 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 408 Write 466 Mixed 376 SusWrite 326 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 35.4 126% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 327 247% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 99%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 233GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 195 252 231 231 231 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 470 Mixed 363 SusWrite 237 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 50.6 169% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 333 257% 350 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 141 140 141 137 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 133 Write 136 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 139 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$83 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 166 179 179 175 162 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 875GB free Firmware: MN6OA180 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 123 122 123 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 134 Write 134 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 122 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 901GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 161 173 173 172 170 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 72.2 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 169 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 15,358 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	63% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 20.3 64% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 17.8 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 104%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,846x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,331x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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