MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 192% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 182% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	186% 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	215% 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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '21 at 12:00
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 95.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,132 104% 871 Pts	64-Core 1,165 72% 1,165 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: 461.40 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	186% Outstanding	Lighting 270 Reflection 240 Parallax 299 220% 269 fps	MRender 294 Gravity 236 Splatting 170 184% 233 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 186% 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% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0G Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 871 1103 399 727 414 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,777 Write 771 Mixed 709 SusWrite 652 216% 977 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 44.3 205% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 898 DQ Write 1,038 DQ Mixed 639 573% 858 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 269%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 13GB free Firmware: UE500000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 442 Write 256 Mixed 259 70% 319 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 17.8 74% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 60.1 DQ Mixed 41.9 44% 72.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 470GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 143 150 149 147 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 94 Write 120 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 145 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.6% 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 (88^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 28 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 30.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% 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	8,107x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,835x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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