MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	156% 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	99.5% 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '21 at 02:27
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing as expected (46^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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 77.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 262 86% 158 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 673 76% 598 Pts	64-Core 711 44% 711 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% EVGA(3842 3785) ≥ 4GB; EVGA XC3 Ultra CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 210 Parallax 220 185% 219 fps	MRender 246 Gravity 155 Splatting 127 138% 176 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 233GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 408 298 303 422 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 286 Mixed 227 SusWrite 343 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 42 147% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 140 158% 271 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 115%
Hitachi HTS545032A7E380 320GB 4,858 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 217GB free Firmware: GGBOA920 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 73 72 73 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 58.2 Write 61.8 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 72.1 40% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 749GB free Firmware: CC56 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 192 193 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 162 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 192 113% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 79GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 91 91 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 161 Write 136 Mixed 91 SusWrite 91.4 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.6 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 22 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 86 46% 86 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 84%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,240 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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,163x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,895x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,828x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,430x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,349x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,051x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,004x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,991x
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	969x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $835

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16