MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200522
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '24 at 14:59
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i9-9900K-$399 354,223 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)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 286 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 1,065 97% 815 Pts	64-Core 1,539 95% 1,539 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.4% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 117 Parallax 118 104% 121 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 104 Splatting 90.4 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 477GB free Firmware: SBFM61.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 426 438 418 105 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 402 Mixed 333 SusWrite 321 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 41.8 153% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 227 192% 279 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 101%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 150GB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2331 1071 441 431 459 536 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,543 Write 2,280 Mixed 2,139 SusWrite 878 439% 1,960 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 80.9 287% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,370 DQ Write 1,021 DQ Mixed 1,199 895% 1,197 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 623%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.06A00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 184 186 182 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 190 Mixed 120 SusWrite 182 126% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.6 329% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 970GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 123 125 123 122 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 166 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 124 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.1% Very good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.2 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 22.1 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 119%

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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	41	5	165	27"	1280 720	ACR0A83 KG271U P

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,472 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,220x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,955x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,858x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,450x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,367x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,178x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,003x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,465x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $860

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16