MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	17.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	May 20 '22 at 19:54
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 997 94% 781 Pts	64-Core 1,575 98% 1,575 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3656) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 4175 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 129 Parallax 135 117% 136 fps	MRender 156 Gravity 111 Splatting 96 96% 121 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 149 79 80 65 80 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 472 Write 364 Mixed 316 SusWrite 115 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 30 126% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 169 153% 228 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 95%
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 92GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 432 309 286 288 289 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 348 Mixed 417 SusWrite 322 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 37.6 133% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 348 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 109%
SHGP31-500GM 500GB 939 User benchmarks, average bench 301% 93GB free Firmware: 41062C20 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2720 Write 2,345 Mixed 1,794 508% 2,286 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 85.3 286% 99.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,141 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 979 727% 970 MB/s
Poor: 206% Great: 384%
Kesu USB 3.0 500GB 430 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 211GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 88.4 Write 85.7 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 89 55% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 62%
WD easystore 2648 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 798GB free, PID 2648 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 100 99 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 74.2 Write 107 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 99.7 122% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 158% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 3x8GB 1,154 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2900 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	68.4% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 20.3 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 23.7 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 98%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,149 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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,137x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,873x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,819x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,149x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,459x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16