MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	169% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '21 at 03:48
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 100% 187 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 914 96% 772 Pts	64-Core 924 57% 924 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3062) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 118 Parallax 148 109% 133 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 119 Splatting 110 111% 140 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 764 424 369 351 368 356 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 1,489 Write 1,576 Mixed 1,217 SusWrite 439 264% 1,180 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 49.6 165% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,257 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 283 314% 564 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 237%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 568GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 432 434 435 439 425 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 456 Mixed 442 SusWrite 431 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 44.2 4K Mixed 44.8 151% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 212 165% 234 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 123 121 124 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 120 Write 80.3 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 122 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 131% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 543GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 138 138 141 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 165 Write 126 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 138 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 32GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	80% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 25.9 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 23.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 8R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	32%	37	110	8	144	27"	2560 1440	GSM5BB4 LG ULTRAGEAR

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,033 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,841x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,325x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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