MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	86.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.1% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '23 at 02:24
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,182 105% 890 Pts	64-Core 1,195 74% 1,195 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8810) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.4% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 137 Parallax 99.5 86% 114 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 100 Splatting 87.6 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC401 SATA 256GB 2,615 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 90000122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 145 145 145 144 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 462 Mixed 417 SusWrite 186 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 43.6 152% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 264 203% 273 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 86%
Samsung PM851 mSATA 256GB 6,648 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 34GB free Firmware: EXT49D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 255 257 257 256 257 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 261 Mixed 210 SusWrite 256 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 32.4 150% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 81.3 122% 232 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 83%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 204GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 470 480 485 485 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 484 Mixed 410 SusWrite 470 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 62.8 208% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 8502 3000 C16 Series 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 30.4 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 29.4 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 106%

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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 32,329 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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,921x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,837x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,438x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,359x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,996x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16