MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 00:35
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 266 97% 172 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,094 102% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,577 98% 1,577 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

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: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3725 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 113 Parallax 11.8 102% 83.5 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 118 Splatting 108 107% 135 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 250GB SSD 8,682 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303225 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,339 Write 1,207 Mixed 971 261% 1,173 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 27.9 125% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 81.5 DQ Mixed 122 97% 140 MB/s
Poor: 94% Great: 214%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GB 6,074 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 16GB free Firmware: STRSD013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 512 Write 491 Mixed 473 110% 492 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 56.5 189% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 365 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 89% Great: 136%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 96GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8835 Write 8,563 Mixed 8,612 1,938% 8,670 MB/s	4K Read 644 4K Write 326 4K Mixed 420 1,686% 463 MB/s	DQ Read 1,428 DQ Write 995 DQ Mixed 1,094 849% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 43GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 110 128 139 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 106 Write 99.2 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 111 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 121GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 62 62 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 68.8 Write 70.2 Mixed 42 SusWrite 62.5 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 28.1 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 28.7 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 119%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 31,999 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,835x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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