MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 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	124% 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	292% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

22 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '22 at 13:21
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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-$145 321,194 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 91.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 775 73% 605 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 171 Parallax 171 135% 169 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 145 Splatting 123 122% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 927 655 651 646 646 623 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,324 Write 2,301 Mixed 1,480 SusWrite 691 380% 1,699 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 87 284% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,682 DQ Write 1,382 DQ Mixed 1586 1,173% 1,550 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 340%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 228GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 445 441 454 437 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 440 Mixed 405 SusWrite 442 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 49 162% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 302 242% 339 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 465GB free Firmware: GG2OA6C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 107 107 107 105 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 107 Mixed 40 SusWrite 102 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 58%
Generic Storage Device 64GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 55GB free, PID 1336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.1 2.1 3.3 6 5.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	4.28% Terrible	Read 19.2 Write 0.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.6 6% 6.45 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 13% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.28% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2A2666C16 2x16GB 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	67% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 21.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 19.6 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 94%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,129 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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,867x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,816x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,146x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,458x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16