MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	41.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '20 at 14:11
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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-$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 as expected (48^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 818 82% 664 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 3FFC) ≥ 4GB; gigabyte windforce oc CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 145 Parallax 157 125% 152 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 129 Splatting 105 110% 139 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ST2000VX007-2AY102 500GB 466GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 458 450 447 449 448 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 499 Write 485 Mixed 402 SusWrite 449 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 53.7 188% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 270 224% 324 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 111 123 122 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 135 Write 138 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 115 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 113%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 159 160 160 160 159 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 136 Write 130 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 158 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.3 146% 2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 3x16GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3 of 4 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 27 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 25.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 83%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,290 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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,175x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,908x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,833x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,435x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,354x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,164x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,056x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,993x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $830

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16