MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	125% 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	68.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '22 at 22:07
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (51^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 269 89% 163 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 648 76% 587 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Zotac(19DA 1630) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 166 Parallax 160 140% 166 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 134 Splatting 113 114% 143 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 56 3.8 3.8 4 2.7 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 508 Write 248 Mixed 331 SusWrite 54.3 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 25.9 125% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 37.8 69% 134 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 92%
XPG GAMMIX S41 512GB 2,199 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 477GB free Firmware: VB411D62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1235 1312 1327 1329 1267 1278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 2,388 Write 1,307 Mixed 1,407 SusWrite 1,291 356% 1,598 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 70.6 238% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1256 DQ Write 829 DQ Mixed 1,341 920% 1,142 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 314%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 913GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 122 112 120 147 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 149 Write 116 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 126 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 107%
General UDisk 4GB 5,358 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 15 9.3 15 13 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	8.65% Terrible	Read 17.8 Write 5 Mixed 7 SusWrite 11.9 13% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.65% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB 16,423 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.9% Good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 21 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 20.1 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 103%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,125x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,858x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,806x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,337x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,142x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	962x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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