MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96.3% 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	78.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	17.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '20 at 02:22
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 958 100% 803 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 111 Parallax 130 94% 119 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 110 Splatting 101 102% 128 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Addlink S10 240GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM10.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 7.2 118 75 64 5.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 479 Write 258 Mixed 349 SusWrite 70.5 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 33.2 136% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 190 174% 265 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 83%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 144GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 118 137 127 124 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 461 Write 283 Mixed 291 SusWrite 170 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 16.7 67% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 7.2 DQ Mixed 41.9 36% 55.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 579GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 152 152 151 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 127 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 151 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 228% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 5,745 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 55GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 41 30 30 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 154 Write 37.5 Mixed 50 SusWrite 36.1 75% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.8 121% 3 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 859B CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2500, 2500, 2500 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	68.9% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.2 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 21.2 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 76%

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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 32,326 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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,182x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,920x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,837x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,438x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,358x
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	1,996x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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