MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	214% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '20 at 16:21
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 883 93% 745 Pts	64-Core 835 52% 835 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 146 Parallax 137 105% 137 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 132 Splatting 110 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 637 406 404 382 394 402 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,790 Write 1,506 Mixed 1,355 SusWrite 437 284% 1,272 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 68.7 244% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 845 DQ Write 977 DQ Mixed 801 634% 874 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 238%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 103GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 3.2 38 139 92 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 459 Write 394 Mixed 298 SusWrite 94.9 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 40.5 4K Mixed 18.8 73% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 91.2 DQ Mixed 41.7 48% 82.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 61%
OCZ SOLID3 120GB 1,720 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 65GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 96 97 97 77 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 162 Write 120 Mixed 135 SusWrite 93.2 28% 127 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 34.7 138% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 113 89% 125 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 61%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 113 113 113 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 135 Write 132 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 112 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 357GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 152 153 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 146 Write 151 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 152 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 227% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 24.8 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 26.4 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 97%

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

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 31,998 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,107x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,835x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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