MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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 (13%). 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	16.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	12.6 Days
Run Date	May 11 '21 at 07:18
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 280 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 780 84% 666 Pts	64-Core 734 45% 734 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.7% 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 (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 108 Parallax 125 98% 118 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 122 Splatting 99 104% 132 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 1,706 Write 431 Mixed 217 168% 785 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 37.6 162% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 421 DQ Write 57 DQ Mixed 143 129% 207 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: 440 456 478 478 462 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 475 Mixed 410 SusWrite 466 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.3 192% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 198GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.7 6.6 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 507 Write 254 Mixed 333 SusWrite 41.6 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 27.9 127% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 43.7 85% 171 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 91%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 417 410 399 414 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 443 Mixed 393 SusWrite 414 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 49.6 179% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 248 212% 313 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 115% 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	84% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 26.7 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 25.8 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 88%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,262 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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,169x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,900x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,831x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,433x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,350x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	971x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16