MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% 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.

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Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	18.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	7.5 Days
Run Date	May 06 '21 at 05:52
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$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 (9^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 263 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 762 71% 589 Pts	64-Core 803 50% 803 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 84.6% 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 (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 115 Parallax 141 100% 126 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 122 Splatting 106 107% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% 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% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,088 Write 951 Mixed 173 231% 1,070 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 78.3 257% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 822 DQ Write 662 DQ Mixed 252 322% 578 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 271%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 82GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 459 472 472 468 464 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 455 Mixed 391 SusWrite 458 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 57.5 179% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 255GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 260 263 72 6.1 6.3 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 479 Write 257 Mixed 325 SusWrite 142 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 26.3 116% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 39.8 79% 159 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 91%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 426 407 413 408 415 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 431 Mixed 390 SusWrite 414 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 41.5 152% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 250 214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% 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	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 27.4 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 26.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 88%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,035 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	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,842x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,326x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
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 $178	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