MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	88.5% 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	250% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '20 at 23:47
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 850 89% 712 Pts	64-Core 841 52% 841 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$273 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2060) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.5% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 113 Parallax 106 91% 110 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 97.6 Splatting 81 84% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256GB 12,312 User benchmarks, average bench 215% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B2S7JA SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 276 243 239 238 234 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,576 Write 1,173 Mixed 1,240 SusWrite 271 289% 1,315 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 80.4 280% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 811 DQ Write 1,172 DQ Mixed 484 508% 822 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 277%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 199GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 98.7 Write 103 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 101 66% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB 3,125 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 27.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 25.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 118%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,543 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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,244x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,971x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,867x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,459x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,371x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,183x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,235x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,064x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,013x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,008x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,471x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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