MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% 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	54.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 22:07
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 275 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 795 84% 670 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 279 Parallax 208 183% 237 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 155 Splatting 137 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 5.2 136 130 141 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 460 Write 376 Mixed 315 SusWrite 140 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 19 78% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 82.1 DQ Mixed 41.2 45% 77.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%
SABRENT 1TB 361GB free Firmware: RKT303.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2013 889 908 884 934 886 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 352GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 101 90 87 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 141 Write 145 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 93.3 128% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 40% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 49%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.5 6.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	4.88% Terrible	Read 13.9 Write 7.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 7.3 10% 8.22 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.88% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS824A.C8FHP 029E CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	55% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 15.7 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 17.3 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 83%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,846x
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	2,331x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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	960x

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Value: 105% - 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 $45	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