MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '21 at 17:42
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 137 2-Core 266 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 698 76% 602 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.1% 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 (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 114 Parallax 130 102% 123 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 125 Splatting 104 107% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% 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% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,650 Write 456 Mixed 156 161% 754 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 39.9 125% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 686 DQ Mixed 62.3 172% 354 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 271%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 82GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 481 479 473 487 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 471 Mixed 409 SusWrite 476 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 56.4 175% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 265% 352 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 256GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 450 63 6.4 6.5 6.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 500 Write 452 Mixed 413 SusWrite 160 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 29.1 134% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 38.4 103% 217 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 91%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 434 428 405 417 418 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 391 Mixed 395 SusWrite 425 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 50.7 180% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 252 215% 316 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% 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	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 27 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.7 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 88%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,214 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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,156x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,889x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,824x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,346x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,157x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,225x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,050x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,989x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,461x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	968x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $837

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16