MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	268% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	58.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '20 at 13:47
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$250 32,736 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,121 102% 858 Pts	64-Core 1173 73% 1173 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 2085) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 166 Parallax 160 133% 163 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 151 Splatting 110 119% 151 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 710GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1197 1436 1710 1721 1715 1720 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1215 Write 1,747 Mixed 1,160 SusWrite 1,583 323% 1,426 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 70 238% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 747 DQ Write 1469 DQ Mixed 934 759% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 305%
Wl20006472e 1 2TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 143 146 145 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 147 Write 142 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 145 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 84%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 99 101 99 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 112 Write 93.4 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 101 125% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.8 238% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 04CB DDR4 3000 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 04CB DDR4 3000 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.7% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 24.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 20 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 81%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,390 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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,196x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,940x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,845x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,444x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,363x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,169x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,231x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,060x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,001x
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: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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