MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	71.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '21 at 01:45
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 655 8-Core 966 101% 810 Pts	64-Core 956 59% 956 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 872A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3513 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.3% Very good	Lighting 86.4 Reflection 109 Parallax 71.2 70% 89 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 83.7 Splatting 76.3 73% 91.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SB8U512G1002 512GB 2,367 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4131002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 176 88 51 111 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 453 Write 338 Mixed 243 SusWrite 116 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 44.5 156% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 176 166% 259 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 103%
Mushkin MKNSSDTR500GB 500GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 22GB free Firmware: O1126A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 476 Write 417 Mixed 362 93% 418 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 50.8 162% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 259 207% 288 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 2x16GB 2,155 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 29 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 39.1 SC Mixed 29.3 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 95%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,271 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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,172x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,902x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,832x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,434x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,352x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,227x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
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: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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