MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	84.3% 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	299% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '21 at 09:16
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 295 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 861 90% 722 Pts	64-Core 824 51% 824 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% Sapphire(1DA2 E426) ≥ 4GB Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.3% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 124 Parallax 153 87% 128 fps	MRender 97.3 Gravity 111 Splatting 83.2 78% 97.1 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 333GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1380 1072 1056 1015 964 950 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,508 Write 2,328 Mixed 1,519 SusWrite 1073 415% 1,857 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 77.9 259% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,296 DQ Write 1062 DQ Mixed 1,176 881% 1,178 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 372%
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 390GB free Firmware: N181017a SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 452 445 452 448 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 438 Mixed 406 SusWrite 424 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 43.5 160% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 227 174% 230 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 99%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: AX003J SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 114 114 115 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 111 Write 101 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 110 65% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 62%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 32GB 4,096 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 29GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 2.8 3.2 4.8 4.2 4.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	7.22% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 5.2 Mixed 12 SusWrite 4.3 12% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.4 121% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.22% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 29.3 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 31.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 5R 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
33%	12%	78	299	221	144	27"	2560 1440	HPN3678 HP X27i

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,428 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) - $268

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,206x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,949x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,446x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,365x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,171x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,061x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,001x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	974x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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