MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.8% 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	227% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 20:40
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 118 2-Core 299 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,169 102% 871 Pts	64-Core 1,168 72% 1,168 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 128 Parallax 111 96% 119 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 99.3 Splatting 94.7 89% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 793 431 432 437 437 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,547 Write 1,581 Mixed 1,211 SusWrite 495 271% 1,208 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 70.2 253% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,257 DQ Write 1,326 DQ Mixed 972 819% 1,185 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 237%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 202GB free Firmware: 03070103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 234 99 44 42 43 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 467 Write 329 Mixed 320 SusWrite 120 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 34.8 119% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 114 93% 132 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 100%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 931GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 115 116 116 118 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 237 Write 10.8 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 115 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.9 306% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 79%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 320GB-$36 4,086 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 298GB free Firmware: V54OA7BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 66 65 66 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 71.5 Write 65 Mixed 44 SusWrite 66.1 45% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 31.9 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 29.9 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.9% 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: 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	12	10	240	23.8"	1280 720	WAM2380 OZDSP24FHD240

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,264 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,170x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,900x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,831x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,433x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,350x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	971x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	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