MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	155% 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	222% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '21 at 20:07
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,168 107% 896 Pts	64-Core 1,479 92% 1,479 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 211 Parallax 206 188% 216 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 155 Splatting 137 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 868 1068 420 281 275 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,474 Write 1,174 Mixed 1,026 SusWrite 535 235% 1,052 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 84.8 289% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 815 DQ Write 1,022 DQ Mixed 321 408% 719 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 54GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 152 105 81 81 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 505 Write 452 Mixed 189 SusWrite 140 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 36.7 131% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 169 140% 207 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 354GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 139 163 163 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 4.5 Write 69.7 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 147 42% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.1 34% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 187 183 196 193 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 29 Write 39 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 171 45% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.3 77% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 16GB 5,753 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 12GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 7.8 8.5 8.4 9 9.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 25 Write 4.5 Mixed 8.3 SusWrite 8 12% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 3.5 244% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-36A180X 2x8GB 915 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 27.3 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 31.3 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	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