MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	91.9% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '23 at 17:42
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 81.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 1,064 98% 818 Pts	64-Core 1,087 67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6750-XT 3,410 User benchmarks, average bench 129% XFX(1EAE 6710) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 23.12.1 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 139 Parallax 300 113% 193 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 152 Splatting 210 168% 205 fps
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 153 158 156 156 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 461 Mixed 381 SusWrite 178 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 46.8 172% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 148 119% 172 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 124%
Seagate 600 Pro 240GB-$199 351 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 213GB free Firmware: B690 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 431 416 430 442 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 435 Mixed 331 SusWrite 417 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 34.9 127% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 251 211% 306 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 98%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 43GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 79 79 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 82 Write 75.9 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 79.6 55% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 526GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 146 146 146 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 168 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 147 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.6 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 22.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	43	9	144	27"	1920 1057	GBT270A G27FC

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,099 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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,128x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,860x
Core i9-9900KIntel $439Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,810x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,420x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,339x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,144x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,984x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,457x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	963x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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