MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	155% 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	46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 21:08
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1097 101% 843 Pts	64-Core 1,085 67% 1,085 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 216 Parallax 206 186% 217 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 159 Splatting 141 133% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 13 40 62 61 81 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 442 Write 360 Mixed 212 SusWrite 87.6 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 34.6 4K Mixed 14.9 62% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 79 DQ Mixed 43.5 47% 80 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 55%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 119GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 345 344 353 350 349 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 430 Write 238 Mixed 144 SusWrite 348 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 13.3 4K Mixed 10.9 49% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 34.2 DQ Write 12.1 DQ Mixed 14.4 13% 20.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 56%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 40GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 130 137 144 146 126 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 309 Write 208 Mixed 231 SusWrite 134 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 34.3 128% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 166 130% 176 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 85%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 150 150 152 149 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 155 Write 139 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 149 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 237GB free Firmware: SM11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 61 62 62 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	40% Average	Read 75.5 Write 96.9 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 62.4 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2 371% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 8,488 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.6 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 89%

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

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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