MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '20 at 11:19
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 820 83% 672 Pts	64-Core 814 50% 814 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.6% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 113 Parallax 106 92% 111 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 95.8 Splatting 79.9 81% 103 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,536 Write 2,340 Mixed 1,441 468% 2,106 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 85.4 288% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,616 DQ Write 1,441 DQ Mixed 1,515 1,140% 1,524 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 77GB free Firmware: CXM05H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 309 305 304 303 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 466 Write 260 Mixed 262 SusWrite 299 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 24.1 100% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 80 DQ Mixed 130 108% 160 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 73%
SanDisk X100 128GB 1,695 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 74GB free Firmware: 10.06.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 312 332 327 331 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 257 Mixed 170 SusWrite 324 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 35.9 141% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 132 129% 207 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 91%
SanDisk X100 128GB 1,695 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 38GB free Firmware: 10.06.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 321 309 323 306 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 329 Mixed 162 SusWrite 309 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 37.3 145% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 121 119% 193 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 91%
Adata S510 120GB 690 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 28GB free Firmware: 3.3.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 86 84 84 81 86 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.5% Above average	Read 143 Write 116 Mixed 128 SusWrite 83.4 26% 118 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 33.2 127% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 111 88% 122 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 79%
SanDisk X100 128GB 1,695 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 11GB free Firmware: 10.06.06 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 487 Write 302 Mixed 152 69% 314 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 36.1 139% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 136 129% 205 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 34.9 112% 39 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 28.6 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,004 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,453x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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