MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	160% 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	293% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	59.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '21 at 20:33
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,055 98% 817 Pts	64-Core 1,569 97% 1,569 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Lighting 240 Reflection 215 Parallax 209 196% 221 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 160 Splatting 142 134% 168 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 757GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1806 1521 1520 1522 1494 1521 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 1835 Write 1,802 Mixed 1,482 SusWrite 1,564 376% 1,671 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 71.1 250% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,209 DQ Write 895 DQ Mixed 1,092 806% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 334%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 240GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 441 441 440 440 441 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 457 Mixed 371 SusWrite 439 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 58.8 196% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2TB free Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 297 59 104 101 8.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 106%
Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3.5TB free Firmware: MFAOAA70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 171 174 173 174 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 169 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 173 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6J1 Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6J1 HMA82GU6DJR8N-VK 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 27.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.5 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 88%

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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	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,845x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,218x
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	1,456x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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 $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