MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 221% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 210% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	220% 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	240% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '21 at 11:12
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (73^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-$218 32,736 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1107 102% 852 Pts	64-Core 1,150 71% 1,150 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	220% Outstanding	Lighting 330 Reflection 309 Parallax 356 269% 332 fps	MRender 359 Gravity 260 Splatting 195 213% 271 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1286 767 744 728 685 645 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,221 Write 1,700 Mixed 1,320 SusWrite 809 285% 1,263 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 72.2 251% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,583 DQ Write 1,289 DQ Mixed 1,395 1,056% 1,422 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 277%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 491GB free Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 106 117 116 116 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,684 Write 124 Mixed 217 SusWrite 112 113% 534 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 61.8 207% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 912 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 143 199% 390 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 295%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 154GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 228 255 254 255 253 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 413 Write 238 Mixed 283 SusWrite 243 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 33.5 129% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 177 159% 241 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 91%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 188 189 189 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 143 Mixed 20 SusWrite 186 88% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 559GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 158 163 162 162 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 133 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 158 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 31.8 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 30.5 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 94%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,141x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,877x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,821x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,427x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,344x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,152x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,222x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,002x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,986x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,459x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16