MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


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	88.3% 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	228% 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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '21 at 01:44
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i7-9700K-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 1178 103% 879 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$273 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.3% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 130 Parallax 109 90% 116 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 92.6 Splatting 91.7 86% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$95 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 339GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 926 420 362 367 377 348 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,557 Write 1,548 Mixed 1,166 SusWrite 467 265% 1,184 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 72.4 258% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1257 DQ Write 1,328 DQ Mixed 978 822% 1,188 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 237%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 161GB free Firmware: 03070103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 230 43 42 43 43 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 472 Write 336 Mixed 305 SusWrite 121 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 35.7 122% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 120 95% 133 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 100%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 833GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 109 111 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 107 Write 105 Mixed 68 SusWrite 111 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.8 274% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 79%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 320GB-$36 4,086 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 298GB free Firmware: V54OA7BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 65 65 66 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 72.5 Write 63.6 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 65.6 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 31.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 29.5 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

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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)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	240	23.8"	1280 720	WAM2380 OZDSP24FHD240

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,537 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,242x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,971x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,865x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,459x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,370x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,182x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,235x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
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