MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% 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	97.4% 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	99.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '21 at 00:08
Run Duration	158 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 271 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 816 86% 688 Pts	64-Core 815 50% 815 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 12FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 113 Parallax 118 100% 118 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 106 Splatting 98.5 93% 116 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 305 265 236 271 266 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 430 Mixed 232 SusWrite 273 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 44.1 157% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 196 184% 289 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 790GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 163 155 163 166 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 101 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 160 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 114%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 904GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 160 158 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 149 Write 149 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 158 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C18 Series 2x8GB 564 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 49 MC Write 54.8 MC Mixed 34.7 132% 46.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 26.6 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 31,999 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,835x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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