MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	18.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	8.5 Days
Run Date	May 07 '21 at 06:27
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 as expected (48^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 281 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 661 77% 599 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.3% 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 (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 111 Parallax 137 98% 123 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 122 Splatting 104 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% 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 2,266 Write 909 Mixed 130 237% 1,101 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 71.5 248% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 826 DQ Write 823 DQ Mixed 78.4 264% 576 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: 420 458 468 459 468 473 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 450 Mixed 393 SusWrite 458 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 48 146% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 198GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 40 6.4 6.4 5.9 7.2 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 462 Write 404 Mixed 394 SusWrite 78.2 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 25.5 120% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 36.6 87% 176 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 91%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 434 417 416 396 396 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 442 Mixed 389 SusWrite 413 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 42.4 154% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 252 214% 315 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	80% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 26.4 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 22.3 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 88%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,001 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	7,836x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
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 $133	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