MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	351% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 03:25
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$85 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 742 78% 622 Pts	64-Core 752 46% 752 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 118 Parallax 181 112% 146 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 132 Splatting 163 115% 137 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 579GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1333 2053 1418 1391 1402 1446 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,699 Write 2,340 Mixed 1,699 SusWrite 1,507 461% 2,061 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 85.5 283% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,539 DQ Write 1,280 DQ Mixed 1,322 1,014% 1,380 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 414%
PNY ELITE 480GB 753 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 16GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 379 389 390 390 389 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 286 Write 131 Mixed 274 SusWrite 371 60% 265 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 23.6 75% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 26.6 54% 108 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 69%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$137 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 416GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 465 445 471 467 444 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 470 Mixed 448 SusWrite 462 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 44.1 156% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 30.5 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 26.9 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 106%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,269x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,989x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,879x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,470x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,376x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,190x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,237x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,066x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,015x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,010x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,473x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	979x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359