MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	185% 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	206% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 09:21
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$280 32,736 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,155 105% 883 Pts	64-Core 1,208 75% 1,208 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 267 Reflection 239 Parallax 289 218% 265 fps	MRender 292 Gravity 228 Splatting 171 182% 230 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Klevv CRAS C710 M.2 NVMe SSD 512GB 1,830 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0G Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 723 222 258 393 268 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,807 Write 1,536 Mixed 1,138 SusWrite 381 271% 1,215 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 49.3 225% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 900 DQ Write 1,045 DQ Mixed 650 579% 865 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 269%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 13GB free Firmware: UE500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 146 120 72 53 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 451 Write 170 Mixed 237 SusWrite 103 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 18.8 4K Mixed 17.7 52% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 87.6 DQ Mixed 38.6 46% 81.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 446GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 166 176 180 175 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 124 Mixed 81 SusWrite 169 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GB 21,064 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 28.1 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 30.2 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 109%

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

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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	2,328x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
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 $124	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