MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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	89.6% 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	306% 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

3 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	12.3 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 09:25
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 271 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 860 90% 719 Pts	64-Core 855 53% 855 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Lighting 115 Reflection 127 Parallax 169 94% 137 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 117 Splatting 85 81% 101 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 89.6% 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: 1534 1289 1203 1118 1137 983 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,510 Write 2,340 Mixed 1,440 SusWrite 1,211 419% 1,875 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 78.2 258% 88.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,271 DQ Write 1,056 DQ Mixed 1,170 875% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 372%
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 390GB free Firmware: N181017a SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 453 448 447 455 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 416 Mixed 406 SusWrite 423 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 43.8 153% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 224 170% 223 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 99%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$45 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: AX003J SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 114 115 115 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 109 Write 104 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 110 65% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63% 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: 5.1 4.1 3.5 4.4 4.8 2.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	7.28% Terrible	Read 21.4 Write 2.2 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 4 9% 8.82 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.4 124% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.28% 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 (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 29.4 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 29.1 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

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Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	7	144	27"	1280 720	HPN3678 HP X27i

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,548 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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,245x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,971x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,870x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,460x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,371x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,183x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,235x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,064x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,013x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,008x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,471x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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