MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 01:26
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1130 102% 860 Pts	64-Core 1,098 68% 1,098 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.3% Outstanding	Lighting 112 Reflection 99.8 Parallax 115 91% 109 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 108 Splatting 97.3 98% 123 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 210 194 220 207 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 445 Write 246 Mixed 266 SusWrite 204 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 42.5 139% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 245 200% 287 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 181 193 179 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 164 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 184 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 34: 4R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
34%	43%	28	294	215	144	24"	1920 1080	GSM5B73 24GL600F

History: Score 29: 2R 5G 4B | Score 34: 4R 3G 5B

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,500 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $262

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,231x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,960x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,861x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,456x
RTX 2060Nvidia $287Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,368x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,179x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,234x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,005x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,469x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $857

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16