MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	96.3% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '21 at 22:16
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (53^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 275 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 936 89% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,023 63% 1,023 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 2072) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3813 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 225 Parallax 159 134% 183 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 133 Splatting 119 119% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme GIGABYTE GP-GSM2 512GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20E1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 385 43 298 366 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 365 Write 466 Mixed 386 SusWrite 266 84% 371 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 40.2 168% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 21.5 99% 226 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 245%
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 465GB free Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 222 205 133 109 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 447 Write 370 Mixed 304 SusWrite 174 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 39.3 4K Mixed 14.9 67% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 96.1 DQ Mixed 30.1 44% 81.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 106%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 61GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,481 Write 2,172 Mixed 1,512 456% 2,055 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 81.4 274% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,010 DQ Write 1,081 DQ Mixed 1,156 839% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 541GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1184 1199 889 803 801 800 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,455 Write 1,272 Mixed 1,195 SusWrite 946 273% 1,217 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 76.7 251% 85.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,380 DQ Write 1,055 DQ Mixed 1,182 893% 1,205 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 4x8GB 2,095 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 28.5 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 27.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 103%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,036 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	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,842x
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	2,327x
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 $178	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