MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.17% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). 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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 23:00
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (49^th 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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,066 98% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,150 71% 1,150 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.17% Terrible	Lighting 6.83 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 8.22 6% 8.94 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 16.2 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.17% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$75 4,196 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 143 122 114 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 359 Write 123 Mixed 164 SusWrite 125 42% 193 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 21 102% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 126 99% 139 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 128%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 466GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 424 416 431 430 430 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 326 Write 345 Mixed 341 SusWrite 427 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 42.8 155% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 259 220% 322 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%
WD My Passport 0741 2TB 1,643 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 30GB free, PID 0741 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 82 82 103 104 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 94.8 Write 17.5 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 91.8 80% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 82% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 44%
Kingston DT Secure 1GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 1GB free, PID 2039 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 10 12 14 13 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	6.24% Terrible	Read 23.3 Write 8 Mixed 13 SusWrite 11.6 17% 14 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.24% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 52,667 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.9% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 19.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 21.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 103%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,194 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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,150x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,885x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,345x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,156x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,224x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,987x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16