MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.6% 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	37.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '19 at 18:37
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 830 86% 691 Pts	64-Core 826 51% 826 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 137 Parallax 128 102% 130 fps	MRender 94.9 Gravity 123 Splatting 102 87% 107 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD Smartbuy 120GB 1,828 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM71.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 74 48 39 83 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 321 Write 29.5 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 90.4 26% 121 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 18.8 4K Mixed 11.9 62% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 20.6 DQ Write 19.7 DQ Mixed 18.5 14% 19.6 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 91%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 47GB free Firmware: P180509a SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 45 72 90 64 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 476 Write 453 Mixed 144 SusWrite 72.1 63% 286 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 68.4 4K Mixed 39.4 155% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 89 DQ Mixed 102 82% 117 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 99%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 186GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 88 88 89 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 86.5 Write 87 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 87.2 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%
34 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 11GB free, PID 1653 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 8.2 8.7 6.4 6.9 7.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	6.86% Terrible	Read 22.8 Write 8.5 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 6.9 11% 10 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.3 72% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.86% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB 30,532 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 28 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 31.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,056 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,847x
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	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

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	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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