MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	147% 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.
Boot Drive	92.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '21 at 05:34
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 276 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 746 82% 648 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 200 Parallax 190 175% 201 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 151 Splatting 133 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 149 156 157 149 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 392 Mixed 360 SusWrite 175 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 42.5 159% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 197 171% 259 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 115%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 117GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 183 194 197 197 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 478 Write 195 Mixed 229 SusWrite 192 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 16.3 109% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 29.2 77% 167 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 72%
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 111GB free Firmware: SBFM91.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 192 189 191 191 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79% Very good	Read 325 Write 291 Mixed 264 SusWrite 197 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 35.2 138% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 187 163% 240 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 472GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 122 123 122 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	63% Good	Read 97 Write 90 Mixed 90 SusWrite 122 74% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x16GB 8,931 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.2 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 17.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 57%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 31,966 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	8,097x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,824x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	1,451x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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