MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 213% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 220% 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	204% 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	73.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '21 at 17:54
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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 i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,254 111% 941 Pts	64-Core 1,658 103% 1,658 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	204% Outstanding	Lighting 299 Reflection 290 Parallax 313 244% 301 fps	MRender 350 Gravity 249 Splatting 183 204% 260 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 137 137 137 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 410 Write 137 Mixed 201 SusWrite 137 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 34.9 132% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 159 128% 183 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 77%
Adata SU630 960GB 3,578 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 362GB free Firmware: N181017a SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 454 466 455 449 450 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 452 Mixed 401 SusWrite 451 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 46.8 163% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 291 206% 259 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 303GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1529 830 565 376 411 392 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,560 Write 1,687 Mixed 1,154 SusWrite 684 285% 1,271 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 76.5 266% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,362 DQ Write 1,003 DQ Mixed 1,119 853% 1161 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 276%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 140 141 142 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 164 Write 135 Mixed 86 SusWrite 142 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3100, 3100, 3100, 3100 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 29.2 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 32 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 101%

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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	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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