MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 16:59
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,167 104% 881 Pts	64-Core 1,153 71% 1,153 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.5% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 110 Parallax 124 93% 116 fps	MRender 163 Gravity 111 Splatting 89.3 95% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 453 Write 372 Mixed 316 84% 381 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 37.3 4K Mixed 19.2 76% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 62.3 DQ Mixed 41 43% 72.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 449GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 150 149 146 147 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 141 Write 142 Mixed 103 SusWrite 148 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 109%
WD easystore 2624 5TB 2,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3TB free, PID 2624 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 104 103 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 106 Mixed 70 SusWrite 104 128% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.7 235% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 254GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 85 85 84 83 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 79.3 Write 82.8 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 84.2 116% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	79.7% Very good	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 22.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 24.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 97%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,842x
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	2,329x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,137x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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