MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	332% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '19 at 17:10
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 275 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 765 82% 653 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 120 Parallax 133 101% 126 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 120 Splatting 97.1 102% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 398GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2114 916 832 828 830 823 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,565 Write 2304 Mixed 1,395 SusWrite 1,057 409% 1,830 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 90.8 303% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,722 DQ Write 1,468 DQ Mixed 1,556 1,176% 1,582 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 930GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 189 191 193 190 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 90 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 190 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB 16,813 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 11GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 5.6 4.5 5.2 5.3 4.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	7.8% Terrible	Read 32.8 Write 8.3 Mixed 13.7 SusWrite 5.2 16% 15 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.8 54% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.8% Great: 9%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 4GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 62.2 Write 11.5 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 11 28% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.7 223% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 35%
USB2.0 DISK 8GB 89 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID ef18 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 8 8 6.5 7.4 7.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	6.19% Terrible	Read 24.4 Write 8.5 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 7.5 13% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.19% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 9,254 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.3% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 21 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 20.5 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 117%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,122x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,849x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,333x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	961x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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