MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	121% 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	338% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 01:50
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 842 93% 735 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5053) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 163 Parallax 162 129% 161 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 155 Splatting 128 120% 149 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 790GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1779 1852 1847 1902 1877 1881 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 1,789 Write 2,108 Mixed 1,870 SusWrite 1,856 431% 1,906 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 83 277% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,726 DQ Write 1,290 DQ Mixed 1,453 1,101% 1,490 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 365%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 233GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 260 260 260 260 259 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 486 Mixed 425 SusWrite 282 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 59.5 204% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 174 180% 294 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 118%
Crucial MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB 2,468 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 238GB free Firmware: HPC0014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 458 470 434 412 407 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 317 Mixed 401 SusWrite 440 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 41.2 158% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 309 223% 282 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 94%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 125 128 127 131 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 86.7 Write 128 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 126 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.3 228% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 75%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 102 106 102 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 103 65% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMH16GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMH16GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 30.3 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 28.8 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 103%

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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	7,841x
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	2,325x
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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

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 $40	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