MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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	131% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '21 at 08:23
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,270 109% 934 Pts	64-Core 1,669 103% 1,669 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gainward(10B0 1E87) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.22 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 175 Parallax 179 146% 178 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 153 Splatting 127 126% 159 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD40EFAX-68JH4N1 4TB 2,353 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 2TB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 113 115 116 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 133 Write 120 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 114 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 12.3 4K Mixed 1.1 12% 5.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 1.8 3% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 38%
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 738GB free Firmware: 613000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2604 2578 2589 1715 1356 1240 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	393% Outstanding	Read 2,757 Write 2,616 Mixed 2,357 SusWrite 2,014 548% 2,436 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 89.4 312% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,524 DQ Write 1,349 DQ Mixed 1,462 1,089% 1,445 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 393% Great: 573%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$60 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 482 482 466 338 342 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 484 Mixed 469 SusWrite 431 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 65.5 220% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 130%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 36GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 158 91 136 125 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 95.7 Write 168 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 131 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 107%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 148GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 111 112 111 116 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 101 Write 163 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 111 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 15,358 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 29.5 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.3 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 53: 8R 4G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
53%	59%	22	334	271	144	31.5"	2560 1440	HSP0000 HG324QJB

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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	8,108x
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