MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	150% 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	128% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '20 at 23:22
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 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 (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 959 100% 803 Pts	64-Core 952 59% 952 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 204 Parallax 202 179% 209 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 153 Splatting 136 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 291 286 278 274 248 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 482 Mixed 382 SusWrite 296 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 69.1 239% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 124%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 247GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 392 408 404 402 400 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 481 Mixed 401 SusWrite 412 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 57.2 208% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 286 232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 119%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 707GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1657 1659 1644 1649 1659 1660 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 1,714 Write 1651 Mixed 1,228 SusWrite 1,655 352% 1562 MB/s	4K Read 71 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 97.3 347% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 920 DQ Write 1,190 DQ Mixed 313 443% 808 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 139GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 109 109 110 109 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 166 Write 134 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 110 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.2 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 22.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 110%

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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) - $262

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,223x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,959x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,858x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,451x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,368x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,179x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,004x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,467x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16