MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% 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	97.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	17.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	9.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '21 at 06:27
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 540 63% 489 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 103%

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: 461.72 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 111 Parallax 128 99% 120 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 124 Splatting 104 107% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 94 138 190 239 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 356 Write 32 Mixed 127 SusWrite 158 37% 168 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 45.8 148% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 731 DQ Write 491 DQ Mixed 78.3 202% 434 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 271%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 83GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 173 159 156 143 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 412 Write 311 Mixed 367 SusWrite 153 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 37.7 128% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 334 252% 339 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 134%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 283GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 173 161 159 51 6.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 500 Write 425 Mixed 400 SusWrite 118 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 28.4 127% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 36.9 84% 169 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 91%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2TB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 180 169 169 185 273 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 357 Write 400 Mixed 341 SusWrite 190 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 30.1 128% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 231 192% 275 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 27 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 20.1 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,052 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,846x
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	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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