MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.2% 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	4.86% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1440 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '20 at 02:16
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 678 77% 600 Pts	64-Core 867 54% 867 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.2% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 117 Parallax 120 98% 119 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 109 Splatting 100 101% 128 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Addlink S10 240GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM10.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 75 5.7 54 20 35 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	4.86% Terrible	Read 17.3 Write 162 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 48.7 14% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.4 4% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 4.86% Great: 83%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 54 93 153 135 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 461 Write 351 Mixed 271 SusWrite 150 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 19.7 70% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 95.7 DQ Mixed 37 47% 83.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 581GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 152 152 151 153 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 157 Write 148 Mixed 92.3 SusWrite 151 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 5,745 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 27GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 44 41 30 32 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 135 Write 44.5 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 37.1 82% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.7 181% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 859B CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2500, 2500, 2500 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.3% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 19.9 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 16.2 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 76%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,136x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,871x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,818x

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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,459x
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 $39
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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16