MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	109% 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	311% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 days ago, 9 days ago, 9 days ago, 2 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '22 at 03:27
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$310 355,950 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 249 90% 156 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 726 74% 587 Pts	64-Core 971 65% 971 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$500 623,566 User benchmarks, average bench 118% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 180 Parallax 119 104% 143 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 133 Splatting 118 114% 145 fps
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 128%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 411,839 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1664 1460 1493 1453 917 919 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,510 Write 2,265 Mixed 1,767 SusWrite 1,318 440% 1,965 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 85.4 285% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,107 DQ Write 747 DQ Mixed 954 704% 936 MB/s
Poor: 240% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 900,642 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 64GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 298 299 284 169 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 478 Mixed 418 SusWrite 271 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.9 208% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 55,055 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 465GB free Firmware: 2AR20003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 110 109 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 100 Write 110 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 108 68% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,089,321 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 172GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 106 106 108 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 197 Write 187 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 107 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 34,806 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 31.3 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 29.9 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

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

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 56,275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 95%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $450

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $207Bench 94%, 312,685 samples	15,148x
Core i7-9700KIntel $390Bench 96%, 491,919 samples	13,744x
Core i9-9900KIntel $595Bench 96%, 482,592 samples	6,011x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 623,566 samples	5,319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $250Bench 88%, 593,655 samples	4,521x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 486,320 samples	4,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 807,391 samples	2,615x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 113%, 629,713 samples	1,977x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $59Bench 287%, 375,956 samples	1,910x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	4,551x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $64Bench 82%, 566,942 samples	3,284x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 85%, 338,612 samples	1,969x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,297

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $275	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $446	Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $292	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3070 $536	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17