MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	93% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	60 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '23 at 18:00
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	50%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 287 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 964 93% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,521 94% 1,521 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3972) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 193 Parallax 144 128% 165 fps	MRender 165 Gravity 129 Splatting 111 108% 135 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP S700 1TB 2,388 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 827GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 435 439 430 442 444 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 431 Mixed 408 SusWrite 438 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 27.2 119% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 39.7 87% 173 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 203 215 217 217 214 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x16GB 2,802 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 26.9 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 27.8 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 112%

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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 32,001 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	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,836x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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