MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	182% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '21 at 21:17
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$218 32,736 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 934 87% 727 Pts	64-Core 1020 63% 1020 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Palit(1569 2204) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4915 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (255 fps cap detected)	182% Outstanding	Lighting 255 Reflection 255 Parallax 255 208% 255 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 255 Splatting 203 191% 238 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 500GB 1,856 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,585 Write 2,390 Mixed 1897 510% 2,291 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 60.2 214% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,294 DQ Write 1,089 DQ Mixed 1,191 892% 1,191 MB/s
Poor: 125% Great: 354%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 41GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 490 489 490 489 400 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 485 Mixed 403 SusWrite 474 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 45.1 158% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 344 262% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Intenso Sata III 256GB 2,573 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 56GB free Firmware: S0222A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 102 56 74 74 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	58% Above average	Read 516 Write 462 Mixed 420 SusWrite 130 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 1.2 90% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 20.4 DQ Mixed 27.7 43% 88.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 2,584 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 47.1 MC Write 47.7 MC Mixed 34 123% 42.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 119%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,163x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,895x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,828x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,430x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,349x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,051x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,004x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,991x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	969x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $835

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16