MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% 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	162% 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 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	8.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '22 at 01:24
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 225 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 756 73% 602 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 154 Parallax 171 127% 160 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 131 Splatting 117 114% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 702 109 175 103 101 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,402 Write 1410 Mixed 1,038 SusWrite 211 227% 1,015 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 60.4 202% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 730 DQ Mixed 270 318% 544 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 255%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 112GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,578 Write 6231 Mixed 6,146 1,411% 6,318 MB/s	4K Read 464 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 296 1,203% 329 MB/s	DQ Read 1,438 DQ Write 690 DQ Mixed 998 758% 1,042 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Game Drive 3TB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free, PID 2638 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 37 37 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 50 Write 37.8 Mixed 31 SusWrite 37.5 51% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 102% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 30.1 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 24.9 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 32,563 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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,246x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,980x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,870x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,462x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,371x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,184x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,235x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,064x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,014x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,009x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,471x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16