MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 21:04
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$292 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 307 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,176 107% 897 Pts	64-Core 1,616 100% 1,616 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4389 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (140 fps cap detected)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 140 Parallax 140 114% 140 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 140 Splatting 136 113% 139 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$44 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1728 Write 1,520 Mixed 1,328 340% 1,525 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 68.6 242% 92.4 MB/s	DQ Read 857 DQ Write 829 DQ Mixed 807 616% 831 MB/s
Poor: 143% Great: 238%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 423GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 448 449 451 451 453 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 372 Write 20.7 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 437 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 49.7 178% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 294 239% 338 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 523GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 146 146 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 158 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 146 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 112%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$185 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 161 152 160 160 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 153 Write 94.3 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 158 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.7 232% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 31.2 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 30.5 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 23: 3R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
23%	11%	65	57	10	144	24"	1920 1080	ACI24A4 VG248

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,174x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,904x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,832x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,434x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,353x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,227x
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 $39Bench 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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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