MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 185% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 184% 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	181% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	64.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '20 at 01:23
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 154 2-Core 297 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,032 99% 814 Pts	64-Core 1593 99% 1593 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	181% Outstanding	Lighting 265 Reflection 240 Parallax 266 216% 257 fps	MRender 300 Gravity 225 Splatting 138 172% 221 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 87 87 87 82 81 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 451 Write 127 Mixed 128 SusWrite 89.9 43% 199 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 19.7 104% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 48.4 82% 166 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 73%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 205GB free Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 336 340 340 340 332 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 312 Write 319 Mixed 188 SusWrite 338 65% 289 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 28 115% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 68.6 97% 181 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 89%
WD easystore 240GB 2,807 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 189GB free Firmware: EF430400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 134 149 120 131 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 452 Write 370 Mixed 271 SusWrite 158 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 10 67% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 98.2 DQ Mixed 19.2 39% 78.6 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 57%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2308 787 788 788 787 787 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,620 Write 2,407 Mixed 1,867 SusWrite 1,041 444% 1,984 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 88.7 295% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,255 DQ Write 1,040 DQ Mixed 1,137 854% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB 20,502 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 31.7 110% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 29.5 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 126%

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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	7,842x
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	2,327x
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 $178	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