MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	182% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '23 at 15:19
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (52^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 941 92% 755 Pts	64-Core 943 58% 943 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C973) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 119 Parallax 124 110% 126 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 101 Splatting 88 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 636 316 100 101 103 101 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,332 Write 1,453 Mixed 1,036 SusWrite 226 226% 1,012 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 74.8 262% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 886 DQ Mixed 252 332% 590 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 255%
WDC WDS100T1R0A-68A4W0 1TB 564 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 919GB free Firmware: 411000WR SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 451 454 457 454 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 463 Mixed 385 SusWrite 430 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 47.8 158% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 254 216% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 120GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 63 65 66 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 61.1 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 64.3 44% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 68%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 663GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 126 125 126 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 133 Write 134 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 126 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston X2YH1K-MIE-NX 1x16GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.1% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.7 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 12.6 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 60%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,572 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	8,249x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,982x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,871x

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	2,185x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,236x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,064x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,014x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: $833

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 $39	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