MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 85.9%, 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). 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	17.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	19 Days
Run Date	May 17 '21 at 17:46
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 (12^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 282 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 727 71% 583 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 85.9% 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 (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 112 Parallax 127 100% 121 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 124 Splatting 105 107% 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% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2562 Write 1,059 Mixed 171 272% 1,264 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 83.9 286% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 835 DQ Write 688 DQ Mixed 77.1 244% 534 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 271%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 82GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 473 472 483 439 433 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 471 Mixed 410 SusWrite 460 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.7 195% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 220GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 482 Write 448 Mixed 397 SusWrite 75.7 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 28.5 133% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 38.2 90% 182 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 91%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 410 414 414 407 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 479 Mixed 389 SusWrite 411 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 49.1 176% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 236 205% 306 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% 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	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 27.5 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 25.8 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 88%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,072 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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,122x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,853x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,805x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,334x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,141x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

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	961x

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Value: 105% - 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 $184	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