MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	301% 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.

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

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 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 13 '22 at 04:38
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 242 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 810 78% 641 Pts	64-Core 1,058 66% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 167 Parallax 116 103% 136 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 129 Splatting 115 104% 129 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1451 1251 1222 1215 1191 1140 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,482 Write 2,329 Mixed 1618 SusWrite 1,245 430% 1,919 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 81.3 269% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,124 DQ Write 754 DQ Mixed 954 708% 944 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 64GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 298 293 297 298 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 483 Mixed 420 SusWrite 308 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 60.8 206% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 465GB free Firmware: 2AR20003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 110 109 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 101 Write 113 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 109 70% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 212GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 99 106 106 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 173 Write 172 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 105 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 31.3 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 29.9 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,845x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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